chicago foodie girl

Not counting the month in which I decided I didn't like cheese unless it was powdered and found in a macaroni box (it was one of tho...

Happy spring! I know that technically it has been spring for just over a month, but up until this weekend, it was still very much winter her...

While I tend to be a fairly adventurous and diverse eater when I go out, I'm actually quite predictable when I'm at home in my own...

In case you missed it, check out my post on our first day in Hamilton County  here !  While I would like to say Diana and I woke up t...

Before moving to Chicago, my travel wishlist was solely focused on big city explorations. I lived in a small Midwestern town and longed...

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fantastic start to 2018. I have to admit that I’ve been less than impressed with this year thus ...

Happy Travel Tuesday! I hope everyone is having a fab week. I am officially on winter break, which means I finally have some time to cat...

Happy Monday and happy National Cookie Day! Woo-hoo! I hope everyone is having a fab month; after an extraordinarily busy and stressful No...

While the majority of my visit to Arizona was centered in the Phoenix area, I did have the chance to make my way two hours south to the fu...

For those of you who follow me on Instagram , you may have noticed via my Stories that I've been on a bit of a foodie travel bender ...

As any decent home cook will tell you, no kitchen is complete without a good set of knives. Whether you're chopping, slicing, or...

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...