Chicago restaurants

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending Chefs’ Playground, benefiting the Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC) as the social media correspondent. The second annual Chefs’ Playground featured 20 of Chicago’s top …

Chicago’s Loop has a new place to lunch. This week Fabio Viviani’s Mercato, a fast casual restaurant with some menu items similar to Siena Tavern opened, and I was invited …

Genie Kwon is a busy lady. She juggles pastry chef duties at both BOKA and GT Fish & Oyster. Chef Kwon is also one of 20 notable chefs and mixologists participating in Chefs’ Playground to benefit …

Yes. I know. That is a bold statement. But if there are two things I know about, those two things would be cupcakes and S’mores. The dessert geniuses at Sprinkles …

When Eataly invites me to an event, I always say yes. When the event involves doing a side by side taste test of pizza, I feel extra lucky. On Monday …

Last Friday night, my friend Jocelyn (of the fabulous Grand-Baby Cakes) hosted A Charitable Confection. The event brought local bakeries together to raise money for Project Orange Tree. Project Orange …

The Loop’s lunchtime hotspot is opening for dinner! I was thrilled to hear this news. I am lucky if I make it across the street for lunch, much less 2 …

   Spring arrived in Chicago on Saturday (and then promptly left again, but that is another story). Saturday was a sunny 70 degree day, so instead of lounging around at …

What if a pizza place and Chipotle were combined? That combination would be Blaze Pizza, a pizza joint that offers guests with a Chipotle style choose your own topping experience. …

Do you ever find that the closer you live to a restaurant, the longer it takes you to actually try it? Charles and I had been talking about trying Big …

  Stella Barra had been on my list of restaurants to try since I heard that the Lincoln Park pizzeria was open, so when I had an opportunity to learn …