A a new truck has joined the Chicago food truck scene this past week, The Southern Mac & Cheese Truck. Their soul warming offerings hit the streets just in time to fight off the sub-zero temperatures in Chicago. There is no packaged food mix or cheese product to be found. Just the ooey gooey goodness…
Category: Dining Out
An Answer
Guess this answers my question about where the next mayor of Chicago stands on the food trucks in Chicago. Though the food truck scene seems to moving forward despite the current restrictions. New trucks are popping up all over the place. Rahm has a few other food related items on his agenda, mostly surrounding make…
It’s the Weekend. Weekend Recap, Anyway.
Getting back to work this week is almost a nice break (almost), we had an extremely busy and fun weekend. Friday night kicked it off with happy hour at Public House. It is clear by the crowd there that work neighborhood is long overdue for a spot like this. They have a great beer list…
Friday Flapping
It is another cold day in Chicago, only a few more months of Winter. Though I have to say it isn’t as bad as it could be, the river hasn’t frozen completely. Not yet. There is a warm up in the forecast this weekend, maybe even above freezing. I sure hope so because at this…
Speed Demon
January is a terrible time of year to kick off running resolutions. Brrr!! if only they had indoor races. One of my 11 in ’11 was to run a race every month. Saturday was my first race, the Frosty 5k. I started off with lots of speed. Too bad it was 47 in a 35…
À La Peanut Butter Sandwich!!
In an effort to get and try some new places and explore unknown neighborhoods in the city I bought us à la card. À la card is deck of Chicago restaurant coupons. Every time I pull the deck out I think to myself “a la peanut butter sandwiches!”. Hey at least I don’t say it…
Girl and the Goat
Last weekend we hit up Girl and the Goat for my birthday dinner. I am so glad I had the sense to make reservations way in advance. It was AWESOME. For those that watch Top Chef you all know Stephanie Izard was a big winner and then opened this restaurant in Chicago. It has been…
Greenhouse Project Funded!
The Greenhouse Project was fully funded. Congratulations to Autre Monde! I am so excited to watch the greenhouse come to life and enjoy what is produces.
Pomegranate Season means Holy Guacamole
Some friends were in town last week and we hit a local Mexican restaurant for dinner. The food is amazing and the chef greets you like you are a guest at his dinner party. He brings the special table side to view and he describes the food so emotionally, it is always hard to decide…
Feed a Cold
I am have been a bit under the weather this week. Fighting hard against a cold and am slowly losing the battle. Despite having brought a salad for lunch I decided to track down the Meatbally Mobile. It’s feed a cold right? They were less than a mile from my office, not too bad considering…