#110 – Little Goat – Opening Night.

You’d expect there to be some misses, maybe a hiccup or two on the opening night of any restaurant – Continue reading →

#109 – Ai vs. Union. One night, two ramen.

On the same day, TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE told me I had to try ramen at their respective favorite spots in Continue reading →

#108 – Glazed and Infused. Donuts in the meat district?…

A stone’s throw away from Publican Quality Meats is one of the city’s newest and most radical newcomers onto the Continue reading →

#107 – A Plate Thai. Now I KNOW you haven’t been here.

While waiting for my oil change, I wandered across the street from the Tuffy to a small storefront with four Continue reading →

#106 – Moto. An epic lunch.

Jill and I were honored to receive via TEXT an invitation to a special luncheon at Moto (945 W. Fulton Continue reading →

#105 – Monti’s. The gal knows her cheesesteaks.

Left and right people have been saying I need to go to Monti’s (4757 N. Talman Ave.) for the city’s Continue reading →

#104 – Mitsuwa Market Revisit. One word…Okonomiyaki.

Okay class, who remembers what Okonomiyaki is?…anyone?  We crossed paths with the dish at (now unfortunately closed) Chizikaya.  That’s right, Continue reading →

#103 – Urban Belly. The Ramen competition heats up in Logan Square.

Chef Bill Kim’s original vision, Urban Belly (3053 N. California Ave.), is a small noodle shop with communal seating that Continue reading →