chicago foodie girl

Located right off the bustling Broadway and Argyle intersection (a neighborhood known for some of the best Southeast Asian restaurants in ...

As I'm sure you've all figured out by now, I am a total nerd... I have a serious love for the written word, I'm thoroughly obse...

While my family is mostly Swedish and Italian, I grew up in an area with large Polish and Czech populations and through many festi...

While there were once few options in Chicago for ramen (outside of dorm room dining); thankfully, it's no longer seen here as a novel...

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a fab weekend. While I spent most of my free time over the last week hunkered down at home (catching up...

Happy spring! I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy some of the fab weather we had over the weekend. I know for some of you it has been spri...

Ever since its opening last March, Imperial Lamian has been on my long (looooong!) list of restaurants to try. I spent months drooling o...

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fab weekend. I spent Friday and Saturday out with friends (checking out the new brunch menus at the oh-s...

Chicago Gourmet : we came, we saw, we conquered ate and drank ourselves into a massive coma (as per usual!). The ninth annual festival (ak...

*Tap, tap, tap* Is this thing on? Ahem. I'm finally poking my head out after an almost two-month blogging hiatus. I really didn't ...

Situated along the Chicago River on the second floor of the stunning Langham Hotel , Travelle Kitchen + Bar offers diners a contempora...

A few weeks ago, Ashley and I made our way over to Lincoln Square to check out Chicago's newest hotspot for Southern cuisine, Luella...

The NOSH is a weekly food pop-up food festival that showcases a variety of chefs, restaurants, caterers, bakers, butchers, and food entrep...

A few weeks ago, I was invited to attend the 4th annual Common Threads Cook-Off held at Revel Downtown . Common Threads is the brainchild ...