Chicago

Naansense is a wonderful new restaurant tucked beneath the el tracks in Chicago’s loop. It just opened, but the word seems to be spreading quickly since the line was nearly …

A great dining companion can read your mind. Yesterday I had the pleasure of lunching at Bub City with my friend Brad, and he basically read my mind when he …

Chicago has many fried chicken joints. So many in fact, that my cab driver couldn’t believe that I traveled 5 miles for fried chicken. I rarely travel 5 miles for …

I don’t know who was in charge of taste testing doughnuts all across America and determining which is the best, but I am a bit jealous that isn’t my job. …

Last Sunday my friend Anne and I had brunch with Jessica from Directional Dining at Siena Tavern. Brunching with fellow bloggers is funny. We all whip out our cameras the second …

When my favorite Chicago pasta shop, Pasta Puttana, announced that they were offering pasta making classes, I signed up immediately. The two and a half hour class was lead by …

Why is it dinner and a movie, not movie and dinner? It makes more sense to have dinner after the movie, so you have something fun to discuss at dinner, …

There are restaurants, and then there are fine dining restaurants. Sepia is a fine dining restaurant helmed by an Iron Chef winner and James Beard nominee. You don’t go to …

When my friend Adrian goes to a restaurant on a weekly basis, I know it must be something special. Plus, the fact that Dillman’s is a sister restaurant to Bavette’s …

After spending a year on my list of restaurants to try, I finally made it to Davanti Enoteca in Chicago’s Little Italy. One day my friend Lauren and I were …

This short rib ravioli might be my favorite recipe. The ravioli is filled with tender slow cooked short ribs and mushrooms sautéed in sherry. The sauce is a reduction of …