One of my favorite festivals of the summer is the Windy City Smokeout. This will be the 4th year of the BBQ and country music festival and I have gone every year since the beginning. This year the festival will take place July 15th-17th and the music and food lineup is awesome! The music headliners are…
Archives for June 2016
Farmer’s Fridge
Have you ever wished there was a vending machine that offers fresh and healthy food? Well you no longer have to wish with Farmer’s Fridge! Their mission is to turn the vending machine into a veggie machine. And make access to healthy, delicious food the rule, not the exception. Here’s how it works: They get fresh produce…
Vistro
It’s been a while since I’ve done a restaurant review and today’s is one you don’t want to miss! Vistro opened in August 2014 and is run by chef/owner Paul Virant who is already well known for his other two restaurants Vie and Perennial Virant. Vistro focuses on seasonal food and drinks and showcases local…
Weekending
Another fun and beautiful summer weekend in the books. I just love summertime in Chicago! FRIDAY | On Friday night I came home from work and crashed. I literally went straight to my room and spent the evening lounging in bed. I made an acai and strawberry smoothie for dinner and watched a bunch of Big Bang…
Five on Friday: Birthday Week
ONE | To kick off my birthday weekend, some of my coworkers took me out for lunch to Bar Louie. I work with a great team and it was so nice of them to help me celebrate! TWO | Every year I take my birthday off from work so since my birthday fell on a…
Guide to Fourth of July Fireworks
Believe it or not, the Fourth of July is only a couple of weeks away. This summer is flying by and I can’t believe June is almost over! Since the Fourth is coming up, I thought I would put together a guide to the Chicago area fireworks displays to help you plan for the holiday….
Summer TV Guilty Pleasures
During the summer months, I really don’t watch a lot of TV partly because there isn’t much on and partly because it’s way too nice to be sitting inside. There are a few shows that I do watch and while they’re not exactly intellectual, they are definitely entertaining. Here is a list of my summer…
Weekending: Birthday Edition
Yesterday was my 31st birthday and I had no real plans going into the weekend which turned out to be just fine because I had such a fun weekend filled with impromptu events. FRIDAY | After work Kevin and I hit up happy hour at Pearl Tavern to kick off my birthday weekend. We sipped…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday!! We made it through another week! I’m extra excited for this weekend because Sunday is my birthday! We don’t really have any big plans, but sometimes spontaneity makes for the best times. I’ve been getting all of my birthday emails for freebies this week so I thought for today’s Friday five I would…
Weekending
Whew! I have been horrible at keeping up with this blog lately. I will try to do better, I promise! Better late than never, here is a little recap of our weekend. FRIDAY | Kevin and I had dinner at Exit Strategy Brewing Company. I had the chopped salad which is one of my favorites. Afterwards…