EAT. SHOP. PLAY. Discovering the Best in Chicago
BY EDMUND CRUZ You probably think you know what sliders are. Though you can find tiny burgers of all varieties at restaurants throughout Chicago, you don't know sliders until you've had the pork belly sliders at American Junkie. Sure, … [Read more...]
BY EDMUND CRUZ When I'm out for breakfast but can't decide what to order, I always like to fall back on a house made skillet, packed with eggs, breakfast meat, cheese and other various fillings. While you might think that a default order is a cop … [Read more...]
EDMUND CRUZ Brunch is the best excuse to drink before 5:00p.m. ... and not look crazy. Luckily, pairing a great cocktail with your brunch couldn't be easier at Trenchermen (or as we sometimes call it...home of the bacon-cured … [Read more...]
BY RACHEL DICKENS To this day, I can’t drink a bloody mary without thinking about Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. And yes, you’re going to have to bear with me on this one. Remember that scene where Violet Beauregarde eats the … [Read more...]
BY MARIS CALLAHAN I have lived in Chicago for several years and can only think of a few sporadic complaints about living in the city: the humidity in the summertime, CTA trains that occasionally smell like a bathroom and the traffic on Lakeshore … [Read more...]
BY SARAH AMUNDSEN I have always been a huge fan of Sunday brunch the girls. It is the perfect opportunity to gossip about things that happened during the weekend and to share the “you did what?” stories from the night before. During my … [Read more...]
BY MARIS CALLAHAN They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I'm more likely to err on the side of brunch. Let's review a few of the reasons brunch is superior to breakfast. For one, brunch often includes a cocktail or … [Read more...]
BY SARAH AMUNDSEN Have you ever craved a vegan omelet, a milkshake or cheese fries at 2 AM? I know I have. The next time you are looking for a place that will suite everyone’s food preferences, Pick Me Up Café in Lakeview offers a variety of … [Read more...]
BY KELLY ALESSO Chances are when you think of Bleeding Heart Bakery you imagine one of their decadent bakery delights – supple cupcakes with towering mounds of silky butter cream or crispy donuts in unexpected flavors. Maybe you can even feel … [Read more...]
BY MARIS CALLAHAN Picture what it would look like if a butcher shop and a swanky nightclub had a baby - and that's what you will see when you step into Porkchop, a West Loop eatery and bar that caters to the late-night crowd with a … [Read more...]
