For the first year of my entire life, I actually think I’ve spent more time away from Chicago than in it this year. Between caring for my grandmother in Florida, business trips to Finland, Mexico, and Italy, and personal trips…
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Chicago is a city of great restaurants and great innovation. We truly have a food scene to be envious of! And every now and then a new spot quietly slides into the scene and has us Chicago foodies entranced, enchanted,…
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Most Chicagoans raised in the Windy City are brought up on a few key family-owned restaurants. Everyone’s family has their own favorites but family-run WAS Chicago’s restaurant scene and almost every family has “their spot”. Some go to Twin Anchors…
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I hinted in this post at what an important brunch discovery The Publican has been this spring and summer. When my close friend Erin mentioned that The Publican had the best brunch she’d had in Chicago, I couldn’t resist the…
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I say it loud and I say it proud — Chicago is one HELL-UV-AH CITY! It’s home. A home full of delicious restaurants, world-class museums, great tourist attractions, and plenty of free places to enjoy in the warmer months. It’s…
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Sed Bona, a snippet of the Latin phrase “Pauca Sed Bona“, means “quality over quantity”. It means that having more isn’t always best. It means empowering yourself to do fewer but better, more beautiful, and more fruitful things
