#145 – Avec. A little bit of this. A little bit of that.

Avec is unique.  One of Paul Kahan’s culinary babies, it focuses of the cuisine found on the Mediterranean Rim.  The Continue reading →

#133 – Dante’s Pizzeria. A helluva good slice.

Dante’s Pizzeria (3028 W. Armitage Ave.) is straightforward, dare I say “New York-ish style,” thin crust pizza (by the slice) Continue reading →

#122 – Ricobene’s. A “Sox” Side Tradition.

Everyone has pre baseball game traditions.  Whether you go to Maxwell Street and get a polish or peanuts from the Continue reading →

Roots Pizza and the must order mozzarella sticks.

Roots Pizza (1924 W. Chicago Ave.) was created by the brain behind The Fifty/Fifty sports bar on Division in Chicago.  Continue reading →

Davanti Enoteca. Hand made pizza and a burger with curds.

Davanti Enoteca (1359 W. Taylor St.) is a little different than other Italian concepts.  They’re more of an Italian gastropub Continue reading →

Balsan. The Club of Clubs and dessert looking “super sexy”

Balsan housed in the elegant Waldorf Astoria (11 E. Walton St.) in the Gold Coast provides its guests and locals Continue reading →

Wine Country Day 5 – Breakfast of Champions, Bevan, two lunches, Kosta Browne and a diner. Phew.

Day five.  We awoke still feeling full from the previous day.  But this is vacation time brotha, so let’s rally Continue reading →

Wine Country Day 3 – After Noon. Williams Selyem, pizza pie and a “Goose and a Gander.”

The second half of our day was as incredible as the first believe it or not.  We had just finished Continue reading →