Archive for the 'Food, Restaurants & Dining' Category
The Chicago Gourmet Festival 2009 is going to be a huge foodie event in Chicago. On Saturday September 26th and Sunday September 27th in Millennium Park (age 21 and up because there is a lot of wine!) there will be many opportunities to revel in being a foodie and try out new wines with some [...]
September 1st, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Chicago events, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Gold Coast Chicago, Hotels, Hyde Park, IL, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
The Garrett Popcorn Shops will open a new store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago this summer replacing the one on North Michigan Avenue that closed last year. Their presence on the Mag Mile was missed by locals and tourists alike. Their flavored popcorn is such a Chicago Classic and we are glad to see that they will be [...]
June 15th, 2009 | Posted in 312, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Gold Coast Chicago, IL, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions | No Comments
I was checking out the Taste of Chicago 2009 map of vendors and restaurants and there is more to choose from this year at the taste than ever. The Taste of Chicago 2009 offers everything from classic Chicago hot dogs and pizza to vegetarian dishes, to international specialties from all over the world to luscious [...]
June 14th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, Food, Restaurants & Dining, IL, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
There are a lot of ideas for spending Mother’s Day in Chicago with mom this year. Whether your mom is a corporate VP or a stay at home multitasking genius, there is something you can do to make this Sunday’s Mother’s Day Special.
Mother’s Day Flowers are always a great gift. Most moms love flowers so [...]
May 7th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Downers Grove, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, IL, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown, Wood Dale, elmhurst, wrigleyville | 4 Comments
The Chicago Green City Market will be moving outside to Lincoln Park (1750 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614) on Wednesday, May 6, with a kick off rally for the 2009 season on Saturday, May 9!
the Chicago Green City Market is known for having great locally grown and organic produce. If you believe in the [...]
April 20th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Chicago Health Fitness Exercise, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Uptown, wrigleyville | 1 Comment
I know that the tradition is to leave Chicago and go to a warm sunny tropical location to celebrate spring break, but for many people who live throughout the Midwest, Chicago is the destination for a spring break getaway. If you’re from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri or Minnesota you might be thinking of spending Spring [...]
March 26th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, IL, Jazz & Blues Music, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Naperville, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs | No Comments
Sweet Baby Ray’s makes a great Barbecue Sauce. I am a huge fan and when I found out that there was a restaurant that served just BBQ items with that sauce I had to try it out. I had the Sweet Baby Ray’s Ribs at the Naperville Ribfest last summer and loved them. (Sweet Baby Ray’s [...]
March 25th, 2009 | Posted in 630, 708, 847, Business Local, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, IL, Mount Prospect, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Wood Dale | No Comments
Some college basketball fans wild with excitement in 2008 – Image Credit MorphoMir on Flickr
March Madness used to be the one time during the year when betting at work was ok. Everyone got their brackets, whether they understood the NCAA college basketball tournament or not and the smack talk at the water-cooler continued for a [...]
March 14th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Chicago Small Business Technology & Innovation, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, IL, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Sports, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown | 3 Comments
The Odyssey Boat where we went for a Dinner Cruise in Chicago
The Odyssey Dinner Boat Cruises on Lake Michigan in Chicago are well known for providing an elegant evening on the lake with a spectacular view of the city of Chicago. When we got a chance to take one this weekend and have a night out [...]
March 9th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Chicago Loop, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Jazz & Blues Music, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, The Suburbs, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago, Transportation, Uptown, elmhurst | 2 Comments
While most people are aware of the Mardi Gras side of Fat Tuesday but in Chicago there are probably more people who celebrate Punchki Day (p?czek or Paczki day) than Mardi Gras. Punchki Day is a Catholic (eastern European) tradition where you eat decadent fruit filled or cream filled doughnut like cakes to splurge before [...]
February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Mount Prospect, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Mardi Gras day celebrations can be hard to find in Chicago.The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (beginning of lent) is usually a more cold and subdued one on Chicago with Punchki Day (pyczaki) on April 24 and thoughts of what it is you will give up for lent this year. Chicago’s heavily Catholic areas of the city aren’t really known [...]
February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Lemont, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
In the past I have been very anti-valentine’s day, but now that I am engaged I am more ambivalent about it. If people want to get together on Valentine’s Day in Chicago and make love rather than war or money, it is probably a good thing. Those who don’t really want to bother with all the [...]
January 20th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Downers Grove, Evanston, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Holidays & Christmas, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Pop Culture, Skokie, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments