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In college, I earned my degree in English, and now I appreciate anything with an interesting literature twist. I was intrigued by the opening of Purgatory Pizza, and I thoroughly enjoy the performances by the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. But one of my favorite places to visit by far is the Bourgeois Pig.
You might be a […]
With crazy gas prices and now high sales taxes, Chicagoans and visitors are looking to save money where they can. But don’t let your budget prevent you from going out to enjoy a good meal. Here are eight of the best restaurants (courtesy of Citysearch and Yelp) where you can get a big meal for […]
If you’re familiar with the cartoon dog Scooby-Doo, then you know that he likes his sandwiches piled sky-high with more ingredients than two pieces of bread could ever actually handle. At Manny’s Coffee Shop & Deli, the sandwiches aren’t too far from those animated towers of meat and cheese, and they’ll satisfy even the heartiest […]
When you go out for a cup of coffee, you want to be comfortable, right? But too many coffee places expect you to sit on an itty bitty chair at an itty bitty table with no space to relax. Fortunately, that’s not the case with Intelligentsia Coffee.
This Lakeview coffee shop (around the corner from Cupcakes) […]
Ah, family. There is a saying that goes… “Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.” We here at the Travel & Culture Channel are celebrating our nutty families this month. And while my own family may seem especially eccentric at times, I still love them nonetheless.
For several years, my paternal family […]
If you’ve seen one cupcake, you’ve seen them all, right? Think again.
Cupcakes puts together their namesake like no one else. Using the finest ingredients, these chefs bake the mini-masterpieces in small batches and frost each one by hand. The tasty treats have been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the Food Network’s The Secret […]
Today’s blog post is coming to you On Location! As I type, I am currently sitting in Edgewater’s newest coffee shop, The Coffee Studio, enjoying the “clean lines” furniture, exposed brick walls, and handsome natural wood.
This cozy café was scheduled to open months ago, but unfortunately, the owners kept running into obstacles getting their […]
Chicago guides are a dime a dozen. Go to any bookstore in town, and you’ll find entire aisles dedicated to Chicago travel and dining. But many tourists don’t have the time to read through every book, filtering through the thousands of restaurants and bars listed to find the one they want. And just who’s writing […]
Our International Tour takes us to Africa. A large African population can be found in the northern parts of the city, including Uptown, Edgewater, and Rogers Park. There is no one type of African food. From Nigerian to Ghanaian, from Ethiopian to Moroccan, this huge continent has something for everyone.
Our first stop is on Clark […]
Do I seem jittery to you? Or maybe a little too energetic? I don’t think I’m really that energetic at all, just the right amount of energy because if you have too much energy that can be really bad for you because you’d crash and burn before the day was really over but then again […]
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