Inside, Looking Out: Truly Transcendent

For you Chicago foodies, you’d have to practically be in a coma to have not heard of a little restaurant called Tru. Tru is undoubtedly one of the best restaurants in the city, but attached to that title, shared by restaurants like Charlie Trotters and Alinea (which was listed 10th in the San Pelligrino World’s [...]

Battle Fig: What the Fig Just Happened?

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Viva Barcelona

The other day I was trying to wedge a freshly made container of fig & sour cream ice cream onto one of the shelves of my too-small-for-my-liking-and-definitely-too-narrow freezer section of my side-by-side fridge. In my opinion, these sorts of fridges are stupid. Who wants a fridge that can’t even hold a box of take-out pizza? [...]

Love in a Bottle

Chris & I suddenly found ourselves without plans this past weekend and, after a somewhat relaxing weekend prior to this one (other than standing in the cold pouring rain at the opening night of Lollapalooza) it seemed like a good idea to hit the road and head over to the other side of the lake. [...]

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the Chik

is a city girl from the South,
counselor of genetics, wife,
feline mom, friend, sister,
daughter, gastronome,
traveler, culinary graduate,
and blogger.

the Pastry

was born 'n raised on Southern fare: cornbread, pound cake, pe-can pie, chicken pastry. a move to the Second City led to discovering a passion for food. that love, trips home, and epicurean travels coalesced. here I am.