Well Fed On the Town

Chicago deep dish is beyond a food or conversation starter around here. It’s the subject of maps, books, Web sites and merchandise. I’m all about pizza — it’s really the perfect food. You can hit all the food groups if you play your cards right.
Then again, when it’s in deep dish form, all of those […]

I do love my Mexican food and Chicagoland has some great examples. For birthdays, one of which we were celebrating last night, we’ve made it a routine lately to go to Tacos el Norte in Gurnee, located at Route 21 between Washington and Grand. Our reasoning is that the wait is never long, the food […]

Sometimes a place is so good, it deserves a second look. And I love my sushi. So what could be better than all you can eat sushi? That’s right, nothing.
So let’s talk more about Sushi Para in Palatine, which I reviewed once before I lived in Washington, D.C. This establishment offers all you can […]

Maybe it’s the horrible weather, but my palate would like to go south of the border. Along with the rest of me. Over the weekend, Tim and I spent some time trying to get ready for our vacation, which included thinking about food from warmer climates. We tried out Las Palmas, a Mexican food chain […]

I love going out and trying something new like The Patio, a Chicago chain. And there’s something really cute about going to an eatery inside in the dead of winter that’s decorated like an outdoor patio in the middle of the summer. They have bistro tables with umbrellas, indoor trees and booths.
You order at a […]

My goodness, it’s been a long time since I had sushi. Too long, that’s for sure.
Tim and I decided Saturday night was the night for sushi. After seeing the crowd at a local sushi chain place, we decided to do something a little more low key. We went to Momotaro Japanese Restaurant on Butterfield Road […]

I heart Rachael Ray! She did a book signing recently in Oak Brook and Chicago on December 19. I chose to take a shot at getting tickets for the Oak Brook appearance because it was later in the day and I had a ton of things to get done today during the day.
I got up […]

When my sister was in town, we did everything touristy one can imagine, including going to most of the Smithsonian Institute Museums. The most popular of all the museums is the National Air and Space museum on the Mall, which is the most-visited museum in the world with anywhere from 9 million to 10 million […]

There are some things you just have to do when visiting Washington: Check out the White House, ride the Metro, see the Wall, eat at Ben’s Chili Bowl.
Hey, I don’t make the rules here, I just follow ‘em.
Ben’s Chili Bowl is an institution in DC that has been in the heart of the U Street […]

I can’t decide if I’m getting old or there just aren’t enough bars in Georgetown to go around. I say this because I went to The Third Edition last night and I was aghast at how many people they fit into that joint. Seeing as there’s something like 40 bars in that neighborhood, it’s probably […]