Tickets are available for purchase for The James Beard Foundation’s Taste America®: “Local Flavor from Coast to Coast,” a national traveling food festival which will visit Chicago on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21. The five weekend festival will visit 10 cities from September 20 through October 19, 2013. Taste America will showcase culinary all […]

The Hyatt Regency Chicago is hands down one of the premier hotels in the city. So it makes sense that they have one of the most premier suites in the city as well. It’s not just any suite, it’s one that’s fit for royalty. I’m talking about the Hyatt Regency’s Monarch Suite and it has […]

It’s definitely the kid in me, but every single time I hear “Fire & Ice” my mind immediately goes to trips to Florida as a child. There was a ride at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure known as The Dueling Dragons (now part of the Harry Potter section of the park) and you had a […]

As students and parents get ready for the return of their school-year routines, OrganicLife, the Midwest’s leading provider of healthy school lunches, prepares to ring in the fall semester with new delicious, nutritious lunchtime options in hundreds of educational facilities spanning high schools, junior highs, elementary schools, and daycares across Illinois. The brainchild of Chef […]

Hash House A Go Go (1212 N. State Pkwy) will celebrate its first anniversary on Wednesday, July 24.  To celebrate, the all-day dining spot has created a special $1 menu highlighting “Beers, Biscuits & Sweet Bites.” Hash House A Go Go will offer this exclusive dollar menu all day, every day between July 15-28. Typical of the playful, over-the-top eatery, this […]

For the July installment of their monthly Tippling Tuesdays series, the Tippling Bros. invite guests to boogie down with bottles from Cream Wine Company, offering a selection of wines grown with minimal or no intervention from the winemaker to bring funk to life. “These natural wines have an earthy, funky taste all their own that’s […]

Celebrate your Italian pride or amore for Italian culture and music, food, fashion and fun at the 7th Annual Taylor Street Festa Italiana! From Thursday, August 22nd – Sunday, August 25th, the annual festival returns to Taylor Street celebrating the history and heritage of Chicago’s Little Italy. Open to all ages, guests will be inspired […]

It’s always interesting when discussing caviar, the general assumption is that if you want some great caviar it’s going to cost a great deal of money. Well, in general that has been the case, but lucky for caviar lovers David Burke’s Primehouse (616 North Rush Street) has decided to throw its hat into the caviar […]

This year take the pressure off of yourself on Independence Day and let somebody else do the work. There are amazing specials happening at restaurants all around the city that can provide your family with a great meal put together by great chefs. I’ve found three of the best places to do just that and […]