Chicago Restaurant Spotlight: Balena
Balena is one of my favorite Chicago restaurants. It was also one of the Time Out Eat Out Awards nominees. The food at Balena isn’t overly complicated. It is true …
Balena is one of my favorite Chicago restaurants. It was also one of the Time Out Eat Out Awards nominees. The food at Balena isn’t overly complicated. It is true …
I had a wonderful time live blogging and tweeting the Time Out Chicago Eat Out Awards last night. I got to meet many of Chicago’s finest chefs and restauranteurs. I …
When Chicagoans heard that The Counter was closing our hearts broke – for a second. Then legendary burger joint Kuma’s Corner announced they were moving into the vacant space with …
What happens when a Polish woman marries an Italian man? They serve their family homemade Polish and Italian food and inspire a restaurant specializing in pierogies and pizza. Flo and …
Rick Bayless is Chicago’s king of Mexican food. After trying his food at his O’Hare airport locations (which are amazing and nothing like the Wolfgang Puck airport crap) I have …
Bel50 is a new addition to the ever-expanding culinary scene in my neighborhood, Chicago’s River North. It is rare that I dine at the same restaurant twice in a month, …
Bar Pastoral is one of the hot new places on Chicago’s culinary scene, and with good reason. Chef Chrissy Camba was on this season’s of Top Chef, joining the list …
Chicago’s O’Hare airport is becoming a culinary destination. I go out of my way to eat at Tortas Frontera, a Rick Bayless owned Mexican street food joint, at the airport. …
Farmhouse is the restaurant my neighborhood, Chicago’s River North, had been hoping for. It filled a void. It has excellent food, one of the cities best craft beer selections, and …
The NFL uniforms and pink skyline probably reminded you that October is breast cancer awareness month. There are many ways to donate to breast cancer research that are more fun …
I usually pack my lunch, but sometimes I take advantage of the wide variety of lunch options by my office. I work in Evanston, the suburb directly above Chicago, and …