chicago foodie girl

Practically from the moment we bonded over our mutual hardcore love of seafood, Ashley began urging me to go to Bonefish Grill in order...

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season and an uneventful start to 2017; after the craziness/sadness/ridiculousness...

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...

Happy Friday! I am two weeks from the end of the semester and I have to say that I've never been so ready for a break. Between a...

While I've most definitely been an avid participant in cocktail hour and an enthusiastic supporter of day drinking for as long as I ca...

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

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fab weekend and a great start to the week! After the intensity of the first few weeks of the new semeste...

After a summer filled with restaurant leftovers, takeout, salads, and microwaveable meals, (we have a tiny apartment with no AC, so the s...

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a fab start to the week! On one hand, I can't believe it's already almost the end of August - it ...

As I've mentioned numerous times over the years, I have a soft spot for Wisconsin. I spent my undergraduate years there and during ...

Ever since our first visit to Artango Bar & Steakhouse (formerly known as Artango Bistro) last year, Mario and I have considered ou...

For years, the seafood scene in Chicago was downright lacking; there were a few fine dining restaurants and scads of greasy fried fish j...

I'm lucky to live in a city in which numerous international holidays are wholeheartedly embraced and celebrated. During my time in Chi...

Happy Bastille Day! I've been obsessed with French cuisine ever since I was in high school, thanks to my food-loving French teacher Mon...

As much as I enjoy exploring other parts of the city and discovering new-to-me-restaurants in neighborhoods previously unknown, I have...

Happy Monday! I hope everyone is having a fantastic start to the summer! I have officially been on semester break for just over a month now...