I get asked a lot about places to have a quick lunch in the Chicago Loop (aka downtown Chicago). Most people are sick of fast food, but don’t want to pay sit-down prices. Fortunately, I am able to point them to a good compromise!
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How do you pick a new restaurant to try?  Like most wired folks, you probably go to Yelp, Citysearch, Metromix, and other online rating sites to check the place out.  Simple, right?
Not really.
While they sound good in practice, the truth is that ratings sites, as opposed to columns written by professional critics, have no real [...]

Having been born in Hungary coincidentally “Hungarian Goulash” is my all time favorite “soothing the soul” dish. So I decided to share it first.
I read somewhere in Hungarian folklore that it’s thought that the original Hungarian Goulash originated back in the time of the Huns.

Well I was walking into the supermarket and bam, there it was a new bar of chocolate from Cadbury “Creme Brulee”

I’m going to be hosting a five day student exchange later in the fall. Not just any students but international culinary grads from all over that decided to travel throughout Canada and the US. There are four of them going to be staying with me, but there are another eight of them in two other [...]

Gosh – I only go back to England and France for a 3 week holiday, and EVERYTHING changes!!!
C’est la vie – ’tis all for the better I say, the new look is certainly a big improvement on the old one, thats for sure.
And a very warm welcome to all our new writers too!

As young Justin [...]

Juicy Wine Company, my all-time favorite wine bar in Chicago (and everywhere else), is running a don’t-miss special on Tuesday nights: $10 Obama Burgers and 1/2 price American wine (by the bottle or the glass!). What is an Obama Burger?
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Lovers of Hydrox sandwich cookies, take note: They are returning, at least for a time, to a grocer near you. Lagging in sales due to the mistaken impression that they were a knock-off of the more successful Oreo cookie, Hydrox cookies were discontinued in 2003, ninety-five years after they first went on the market. However, [...]

I’ve been told my recipe was even better then the Nestea… So do I give away my deep and most treasured recipe to share with the world? Would I be able to make my millions with my secret? Should I or should I not that is the question… After all the summer is still in [...]

An Important Question About the “Most Important Meal of the Day”
If breakfast is supposed to be the most important meal of the day, why is it so darned inconvenient to enjoy it? It seems like we have a choice between nutrition and convenience, with little in between.
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