At Mercat a la Planxa in the South Loop tonight with my old friend Lisa and her husband Matt. More reminiscing. Lisa and I have…

Perfection is when your friend Xavi comes to town, someone you haven’t seen since 2004. And you meet up at Eno at the Intercontinental because…

We organised a rather informal Tweet-up in Wicker Park tonight. At Taxim. I had stopped by Taxim a few weekends ago, just for a look…

I’ve always been a bit addicted to Pret a Manger. I miss my old London standbys…the tomato soup, the mushroom risotto, the roasted tomato and…

Hanging out at my most favorite place, Lush Wines on Chicago Avenue. Because I am the (newly-minted) mayor after all. Happy Sunday, wherever you are.

That’s $3.33 worth of cupcake from Magnolia Bakery. All they had left at 8 am this morning was vanilla with vanilla (mine), vanilla with chocolate,…

Ruxbin, Ukrainian Village. I finally went to Ruxbin. Yes, it’s right down the street from me and I’d never been. But Shanna Quinn was good enough to…