Bad Wolf Coffee – Get It While You Can

Bad Wolf coffee is a locally owned shop with a menu that changes daily. If you are lucky they will have kouign amann –– an amazingly sweet croissant-like pastry with layers of sugar and butter. Check out my Tastemade videos to see for yourself: Standing room only makes this a spot where conversing in real […]

Bread & Wine, Chicago – Breakfast Bánh Mì

¡Buenos Dias! The delicious breakfast bánh mì from Bread & Wine with pork belly, rillettes, kimchi, eggs and hash browns. Fest your eyes:

What’s For Lunch? Pizza!

Spacca Napoli has some incredible Neapolitan pizzas. If they have the Tre Pomodori on the menu, get it!

Make Your Reservation Now for Momotaro – West Loop, Chicago

Momotaro has everything you could ever want in a Japanese restaurant, a sushi bar, robata station, izakaya and an extensive sake, wine and drink menu. Great attention is paid the interior design bringing Western influences from the mid-century and combing it with traditional Japanese. You can see this reflected in the furniture, fonts used for […]

Restaurant Opening – Stephanie Izard’s Duck Duck Goat

Very excited about the new Stephanie Izard restaurant, Duck Duck Goat! It’s slated to open later this summer. Take a look at the teaser video. ‪

You Should Check Out Blackbird for Chicago Restaurant Week – #CRW

Minimalist in design with a nice play between steel, wood and glass in this intimate restaurant. Having a Michelin star and winning many a James Beard Foundation awards does not make a cheap meal this is why I suggest the prix fixe lunch menu and this week the Restaurant Week menu for $22. Excellent service […]

Like Pizza? Great Lunch Special at La Madia – River North

https://d2aiijjnretqc1.cloudfront.net/e_/ia/e_iaokjhssi84wxvarpgnw/v1/720-2500.mp4 La Madia has a really great lunch special, salad and a pizza for as little as $12! Check out the Tastemade video to see the deliciousness for yourself!

Have You Made Your Chicago Restaurant Week Reservations? #CRW

There are over 30 new restaurants this year including Fig & Olive serving prix fixe menus starting at $22 for lunch and $33 and/or $44 for dinner. You’ll have to act fast as places like Moto have already sold out. Choose Chicago has a restaurant finder listing all participating restaurants with cuisine, neighborhood and menus […]

Mighty Fine Mexican Diner Food At Dove’s Luncheonette – Wicker Park

Counter seating, record player spinning some soul, and comfort food give Dove’s Luncheonette a real diner feel with welcome additions like a tequila menu. Take a peek inside Dove’s Luncheonette via Tastemade:

Charcuterie Plate – Bread and Wine, Irving Park

Lovely food and great atmosphere at Bread and Wine. Go here, for the full brunch review.