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!

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 [...]

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?

Fresh Fig & Port Sorbet I’m at a loss for words. This sorbet is incredibly good. On Friday, I received my weekly shipment of organic produce and was excited to see a small basket of mission figs. I’ll admit that I don’t have much experience with fresh figs aside from eating them plain or in [...]

A Foodie book review   Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. Kitchen Confidential is one of the books my daughters college professors suggested as a good read. She really loved it and wanted me to read it too. I had seen Anthony Bourdain on a couple of TV shows, where I thought he was quite conceited [...]

Sally’s Kitchen 292 Exhibition Street Melbourne Australia. This is a new restaurant for this end of town, in fact they only opened today and we where lucky to get in during lunch to give them a try. Sally’s is a hip place with very clean lines and decor the staff are very friendly and Sally [...]