Nico Osteria
I say it loudly and I say it often — Chicago is a city of GREAT restaurants. Just one deliciously innovative concept after the next. You might even go so far as to say the Windy City is a perfect mecca for…
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Hibernating at Ralph Lauren
There’s really nothing like spring in the Midwest. One day it’s a balmy 60 degrees, the next you’re trudging through several inches of ice and snow. No joke. As I told you earlier this week… schizophrenia doesn’t even begin to…
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Chocolate Cakes & Crostini
WARNING: Today’s post ends on a really naughty chocolate note… a REALLY naughty note otherwise known as the sexiest chocolate cake I’ve ever laid eyes on! But I promise it’s ok because earlier this week I shared one of my…
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10 Life Lessons I Learned From My Nana
Yesterday my fiesty, petite, chic, intelligent Polish grandmother passed away. She was incredibly close to my grandfather and after he passed away in December, we worried about her as her health started to fail. But it still came as a…
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An Ode to Oysters & Cheesecake
Being in the Midwest, Chicago isn’t really known for its seafood. Actually you might go so far as to say we don’t really “get” seafood (philosophically, at least…). Yes, we have the Great Lakes and their many aquatic inhabitants. And…
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