Stella Barra Pizzeria is the newest Lettuce Entertain You restaurant in Chicago which opened in late 2013. Stella Barra’s original two locations are both in California – Hollywood and Santa Monica. The Chicago location is located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and is connected to another Lettuce Entertain you hot spot, Summer House Santa Monica….
Siena Tavern
Siena Tavern is the brainchild of Top Chef Season 5 contestant Fabio Viviani and is part of Dienamic Hospitality Group which are the guys behind Public House and Bull and Bear – two other Chicago favorites. Siena Tavern quickly made a name for itself when it opened in early 2013 in the River North neighborhood and with my…
Weekend Recap
Hi friends!! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty uneventful due to some cancellation of plans, but it turned out to be perfect because I got a ton of errands done and was able to be outside and enjoy the beautiful weather! I even wore shorts on both Saturday and Sunday – finally! Flowers are…
Tuesday Tastes – Best Tacos
Tacos are definitely my food of choice when eating at Mexican restaurants. Since yesterday was Cinco de Mayo, I thought I would round up some of my favorite tacos from around Chicago (in no order). 1. Al Pastor from Taco Joint 2. Taco Al Pastor and Taco de Pescado from Big Star via 3. Tacos…
Weekend Recap
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I hope you were able to get outside and enjoy the nice weather! Unfortunately, most of my weekend was spent indoors but all for a good reason! {friday} I took a half day at work so I could come home and start the de-cluttering/staging process of our condo to…
Green Street Smoked Meats
Green Street Smoked Meats is the newest West Loop hot spot serving up some delicious BBQ. The restaurant was created by restauranteur Brendan Sodikoff of Au Cheval, Bavette’s, and other well known Chicago establishments. Kevin and I ate here last month with some friends of ours. The restaurant itself is kind of hidden and is off an…
Weekend Recap
Another week, another weekend recap! We started off with beautiful weather on Friday and finished the rest of the weekend with chillier temps, but the sun was still shining which makes any day better in my opinion. {friday} After work, we drove out to the western burbs to meet up with Kevin’s parents to celebrate…
Beatrix
Beatrix is one of Lettuce Entertain You‘s newest ventures located in the Aloft Hotel in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. It is described as neighborhood restaurant, coffeehouse, and meeting place that was recently named by Chicago Magazine as one of Chicago’s Best New Restaurants for 2014. Kevin and I first dined here for Sunday brunch a few…
Weekend Recap
Anyone else have the case of the Mondays? It always seems harder to go back to work after an extended weekend and this three day weekend was no exception. We had great weather, a lot of relaxing, and time spent outside with friends and family. Friday: I slept in a little bit (a.k.a. 8:30 AM)…
Blue Door Farm Stand
Blue Door Farm Stand is a new cafe that opened a few months ago in Lincoln Park. It is a farm to table restaurant that uses fresh ingredients based on what is in season. They get all of their food from local farms in surrounding states. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Kevin…