Crazy Seafood Party at the Fisherman’s Building on the Wharf.

Down the street from Fisherman’s Wharf sits a line of fish and seafood stalls that feature yes, touristy, but still Continue reading →

First stop on the tour, San Francisco’s Chinatown and R&G Lounge.

For my 30th this year, my wonderful and loving family was nice enough to send myself and Jill out to Continue reading →

New York Bagel and Bialy…no, the one on Touhy.

The city’s best bagel.  Yes folks, BEST BAGEL, isn’t even found in the city proper.  Sitting merely a few hundred Continue reading →

Farmhouse Tavern. Welcome…THIS is our Farmhouse.

Farmhouse Tavern (228 W. Chicago Ave.) sits in a small storefront on Chicago Avenue immediately off the Brown Line.  Their Continue reading →

Banh Mi & Co. Vietnamese sammies far far from home.

If you haven’t jumped on the Banh Mi sandwich band wagon, you’re missing out – big time.  A French influenced Continue reading →

Tortilleria Nixtamal. Making homemade tortillas by hand for the last 5000 years…

My last stop on my “layover” in Queens was at a taco institution in Corona. We headed over after a Continue reading →

Max’s Deli. A family tradition.

On the way up North to see a show in Wisconsin, I stopped by Max’s Deli (191 Skokie Valley Rd., Continue reading →

The Art of Pizza. Putting Gino’s and Giordano’s to shame for a couple decades.

Art of Pizza (3033 N. Ashland Ave.) is an overlooked spot where you will find one of the best single Continue reading →