I have always been fascinated by film noir and the gangsters of the past. When we got to Chicago, we wanted to visit something near and dear to Chicago’s most infamous gangster, Al… Continue reading
Following Pops for Champagne, we headed to Hopleaf. We had heard about these great mussels from the bartender at Blackbird. But when we got there, the dining room was already closed and the… Continue reading
I’ve pretty much been obsessed with Longman & Eagle since I went a few years ago. I had always vowed to go back and I knew I wanted to go for brunch on… Continue reading
Before I got to Chicago, I had made several reservations but one day we didn’t feel like going to where I picked for lunch so we popped into Le Colonial instead. After a… Continue reading
Before I got to Chicago, I had researched a number of restaurants and Blackbird was recommended for lunch. They do three courses for $22 which is a steal. After a bit of a… Continue reading
Little Goat just opened the week we were in Chicago. We decided to go for drinks following a great dinner at Girl and the Goat. Little Goat is ostensibly a diner with a… Continue reading
After a long dinner at the Drawing Room, we wanted something low-key on our first night in Chicago. We spotted Dublin Bar & Grill and decided that would be perfect. I found I… Continue reading
Before we started our Chicago bar crawl in the Ukrainian Village, we had dinner at Phil’s Last Stand. We had been eating fairly high end on our trip and I was ready for… Continue reading
Recently a negative review came out for Black Hogg. Basically the review accuses the chef of pumping up his credentials and cites the food as “dude food.” The chef responds here. I have… Continue reading
I am a noodles fiend and I’ve been dreaming about doing a noodles crawl in this little Arcadia food court ever since the Daikokuya opened. I had eyed the neighboring Yun Noodle… Continue reading
