Half Acre’s New Tap Room: The perfect place to drink beer
There is something very exciting happening all around Chicago where local, craft beer is concerned. I mean, if you just look around you’ll see that local brews are popping up … Continue reading
Kuma’s Corner: Not your average burger bar (but you probably already knew that)
After years of living here and never having been to that grunge rock burger bar on Belmont and Francisco, Greg and I finally grabbed lunch at Kuma’s Corner. Finally. I … Continue reading
Uptown Gets Spicy: Lao Sze Chuan
We had the most amazing dinner on Sunday night, thanks in part to Tony Hu and Alderman James Cappleman. Yes, I feel like I owe it to our wonderful alderman … Continue reading
On the hunt for apples: Waterman, IL
Last weekend we journeyed to lands far away, on the hunt for apples not deterred by the Spring’s finicky temperatures that ruined many crops. We were looking for an orchard … Continue reading
Cultivate Fest, Chicago: Learning Has NEVER Been So Delicious
About one year ago I was planning our weekend festivities and thinking about starting a food blog. I was inspired by a trip to a little festival they call Cultivate. … Continue reading
Help the Peterson Garden Project!
The Peterson Garden Project has been nominated for a Chase Community Giving Award! And it’s just one little vote away (yours) from winning. Check out our entry at http://j.mp/ChaseGivingPGP, make sure … Continue reading
Isaacson & Stein Fish Company: Quite the catch!
So it’s been a little sleepy around here, hasn’t it? Three months without a post? Not good… BUT. It’s time to wake up, especially since it has been almost a … Continue reading
Dining “à la card” in Chicago
So I finally made it to Ribfest this weekend. Three years of wanting/planning/thinking about going and I finally made it. The coolest takeaway from Ribfest? Definitely not the ribs… Sad … Continue reading
Crave: Friday, June 8
I really wanted a milkshake the other weekend. But not just any milkshake – I wanted one like my dad used to make when I was a kid. He called … Continue reading
Local, organic, sustainable, seasonal and downright delicious @ Nana
Breakfast at Nana might be the best one you’ll ever have. I don’t make remarks like that often but I feel confident in saying that here. When I first saw … Continue reading
