chicago foodie girl

Those who really know me (and those who follow my awesome board on Pinterest) know that I am a massive Hello Kitty lover. I've be...

While I've spent the last five years blogging my way through the city, suburbs, nearby states, and even Mexico, I've sadly been la...

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...

Located on a quiet stretch of Damen Ave. in Bucktown, The Bristol has long occupied one of the few spots on my all-time favorites list. I...

As I've mentioned before, back before my daily commute involved a two-hour trek out to the far northwest 'burbs, I spent most of m...

As most of you know, while I live in the city, I spend four days a week commuting to the far northwest suburbs. On paper (well, according...

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a fab start to the week. Can you believe it's already June?! Only a few weeks ago, I was staring down...

From the late '80s to the early 90s, I was all about Saved by the Bell . My best friend and I watched it every Saturday morning (and l...

Happy Monday! I am two weeks from being done with school and I have to say that I am so ready for a break (technically, the spring ...

Thanks to our conflicting work schedules, there are long stretches in which Mario and I don't have much time to hang out together. Ma...

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...

Along with the picture perfect postcard views everywhere you look, fabulous spa services that will leave you feeling like putty, and an a...

Despite my aversion to hot weather and my tendency to shift into crispy tomato mode within minutes of baring my blindingly white skin to...

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...