Growing up' I participated in Lent as a religious experience. Unfortunately, as a kiddo, I wasn't the biggest fan of fish and any sort of plant was still foreign matter to me. I settled with a lot of cereal and pb&j's (somewhat similar to my current meal plan). To this day, my lent is somewhat…
Does a Texas-based taco concept have anything to offer Chicago? While Chicago may already have an insane number of incredible taquerias, Velvet Taco in the Gold Coast manages to offer something different with tacos influenced by world cuisine. Whether you're a fan of a Chicago style hot dog, Indian food, or even seafood, there's a…
The search for the best chicken wing is a never ending journey for wing'connoisseurs. Once you think, for that brief second, that you have found the best wings and your appetite is suddenly satisfied in each and every way' you are wrong. With the sudden realization that if the wings before you are this good,…
The reconstruction of Maggie Daley Park began a few'years ago' but over the past few months, it seems like progress has escalated. When they say that this will be a magnificent recreation area, I believe them. The foliage may not be blooming yet, but the evolution of the park is. The fact that I meandered…
Those words come across your screen, "Hey there, how would you like to meet up on Saturday?" Your heart pounds a little harder, your palms start sweating, and your mind races into a thousand different directions. After you come back down to the real world again and gain the courage to respond to your potential…
Over the last almost-decade, it has become increasingly more difficult to enjoy a cigar in the city of Chicago. With bans in bars, hotels, restaurants and virtually any other business that you could think of' cigar smokers were left to long walks on the beach and strolls through the park. Then the hammer came down…
It was a brisk winter morning when I found myself wandering down a sidewalk in River North on the way to meet up with a buddy that I hadn't seen in years. I had been running on Starbucks drip-coffee for days because of the convenience factor, but I was starting to go through espresso withdrawals.…
The traditional candle-lit dinner with chocolates, flowers and stuffed animals is cute and all' but elevate your Valentines Day this year. Don't celebrate the same way adolescents are. Turn up the heat. Snag your significant other, your best friends or even go alone to see where the night leads. Some'even require you to finally meet…
After last weekend (and last year), old man winter has really chilled us to our core. For the Chicago natives'winter is manageable, but it has come with many years of practice and persistence to maintain the mindset that spring is near' and that Malort warms the soul. Sometimes a bottle of Peppermint Schnapps, hot chocolate,…
The idea of going to a Wrigleyville bar could either be the greatest or worst thing every depending on who you are. If that is your scene, there's certainly no shortage of places to choose from to watch the game, grab some lunch, or have a boozy weekend. Located just a couple blocks from Wrigley…
