Last year my sister hosted a fabulous dinner for her birthday at The Boarding House. I was so excited when she picked this restaurant for her dinner because it was on my list of places to try. The Boarding House was created by Alpana Singh who is the former host of one of my favorite…
Davanti Enoteca
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I love Italian small plates restaurants. One of my favorites in Chicago is Davanti Enoteca. Located in the heart of Little Italy on Taylor Street, this small and intimate restaurant is the perfect place for a date night or girls night…
Tiffin at The Langham
A few weeks ago some girlfriends and I had tea at The Langham Hotel in downtown Chicago. Their afternoon tea service, called Tiffin, is served in the Pavilion and is inspired by The Langham, London, which is known to be the birthplace of hotel afternoon tea. The Pavilion is an absolutely gorgeous space which made for…
Maya del Sol
Maya del Sol is one of the first restaurants Kevin and I ate at when we first moved to Oak Park four years ago. Maya del Sol is a Latin-fusion restaurant and the executive chef is from Montego Bay, Jamaica so he incorporates a Caribbean flare in to the dishes. The restaurant has one of…
Kinmont
This past weekend Kevin and I dined at Kinmont for a late dinner with a couple of our friends. Kinmont has been on our restaurant radar since it opened earlier this year. It is the first entirely sustainable fish and seafood restaurant in Chicago and is the sister restaurant to one of our favorite spots in…
Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar
Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar is a great neighborhood restaurant located Chicago’s River North area. The menu offers both sushi and items from their robata grill. Union has great happy hour specials everyday from 5-6:30 PM including $1 oysters, $2 beef filet skewers, and $4 shrimp tempura rolls. Kevin and I are big oyster fans so…
Cicchetti
For my birthday dinner this year, Kevin and I visited Cicchetti. Cicchetti is the latest creation from Chef Michael Sheerin, the guy behind another Chicago staple Trenchermen. Chef Sheerin has quite the impressive culinary resume from working in NYC at Jean-Geroges and WD-50 to becoming the first-ever chef de cuisine under James Beard award-winning chef…
What I Ate Wednesday – New Snacks
Happy Wednesday!! We’re half way through the week – yay!! Today is a short day at work for me because we have our annual division picnic this afternoon and then I am off the rest of the week! Yay for short work weeks! Today I will be sharing some new (to me) snacks I have…
Little Goat Diner
If you’ve spent any time in the West Loop walking down “Restaurant Row”, you probably have noticed a spinning goat if you look up on the corner of Randolph and Green. source Little Goat Diner was created by Top Chef: Season Four winner, Stephanie Izard and is part of the Boka Restaurant Group. source Prior to…
Cocello
Brendan Sodikoff, the mastermind behind Au Cheval, Green Street Smoked Meats and other Chicago favorites, has added another line to his already impressive resume with Cocello. Cocello is an Italian small plates restaurant that I visited over the weekend with some girlfriends. This new River North spot is just over a month old and is…