Category Archive: food

The Minty’s Sexy Singles Holiday Soiree

It’s not too late to get on Santa’s nice… or naughty list!   Join The Minty for the holidays as she presents the Sexy Singles Holiday Soiree! On December 1, The Minty invites… Continue reading

Dining at the Gorbals

Before my Hot Bartender Crawl last Friday, some of us had dinner at the Gorbals. It was perfect since I had a Blackboard Eats code and we seriously contemplated getting the whole pig’s… Continue reading

Roller Derby with the Minty!

All year long, I’ve been going to the LA Derby Doll bouts. Mostly alone because I’m that hardcore. I finally figured out with two games left in the season, I might want some… Continue reading

The Yard’s New Late Night Menu

  Last week I was invited to check out the new late-night menu at the Yard. I’m already in love with their poutine so it was a treat to try the other items.… Continue reading

Dining at Moto

  No room at Alinea? No room at Schwa? What about Moto? What about Moto? Like any good foodie, I researched Moto and found reviews to be fairly positive. I was very excited.… Continue reading

Dining at Graham Elliot

(we totally think you’re awesome) The above was written on our “experience” menu which is the 10-course tasting at Graham Elliot. While I was researching restaurants in Chicago I wanted to try, I… Continue reading

Lindy & Grundy at Artisinal LA or How I Won Pork and What I Did with It

** photo by Val of Trippy Food I attended Artisinal LA this past weekend and the most compelling demonstration had to be the Lindy & Grundy demo. I met the two butchers while… Continue reading

Ludobites 2.0

With the Ludobites 6.0 in progress in the old Max/ Marche space, I thought I would look back on my very first Ludobites 2.0 meal at Bread Bar. I went with Gastronomnom, Right… Continue reading

The Publican

A few months ago, I threw a dinner party. I was cooking all day and had various food shows on. I wasn’t paying much attention though I caught the words “pork” and “Chicago.”… Continue reading

Chicago Eats

While we were in Oak Park for a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright homes, we stopped by the local Giordano’s for deep dish or actually a variation of deep dish– the stuffed pizza.… Continue reading