Chicago restaurants

On a recent snowy Monday, I met my friends Jocelyn and Soo at The Kitchen, a new restaurant along the Chicago River. The Kitchen has large open space, with a …

Chop Shop is a restaurant/butcher/event space hybrid in Wicker Park. After being invited to check out Chop Shop’s weekend brunch, Charles and I enjoyed a leisurely Sunday brunch, were we …

Range is a charming neighborhood restaurant in one of my favorite parts of Lincoln Park. The menu is comprised of rustic classics like roast chicken, skirt steak, and burgers. I …

Have you picked up on the fact that I love love love Mexican food? My love of eating, and Mexican food, has led to the most exciting thing! My very …

  Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that sneaks up on you, and if you don’t plan ahead it can be nearly impossible to secure a reservation at a …

There are burgers, and then there are burgers that put all the others to shame. The burger at West Loop eatery Au Cheval is legendary (even Barney Stinson would agree). …

SoHo House is a members-only club that recently opened a location in Chicago. While the upper floors of the club are private, the ground level has three restaurants that are …

A leisurely brunch with girl friends, followed by an afternoon spent decorating gingerbread houses – while sipping mimosas sounds just perfect, doesn’t it? The best part was that the Dana …

For a city known for hot dogs, Chicago has certainly been flirting with burgers lately. In the past couple of months Chicago has added two high profile burger joints to …

November 5th marked one year since the sudden passing of culinary legend Charlie Trotter. To honor Chef Trotter and to raise money for the Charlie Trotter Culinary Education Foundation, Charlie’s wife, …

My birthday gift from my husband was dinner at Alinea, the number one restaurant in America/number five in the world. Alinea’s owner/chef Grant Achatz’s is a culinary legend. He has been …