I celebrate Christmas, and I enjoy much of the preparation and anticipation that goes with it. I love driving through neighborhoods and seeing the outside of homes glittering with lights, the insides lit up by sparkling Christmas trees in the front windows, and — I’ll say it — I always hope for snow on Christmas.…
Read More...I was working my way through what I thought was a bowl of ice cream when I began to think that there was something a little off. The contents of my bowl certainly looked like ice cream, but I couldn’t put my finger on what was different about the taste. So, I went back to…
Read More...Struggling to find a nice spot to take your Lady or Gentleman friend, look no further than Hyde Park. This neighborhood has so many great restaurants and coffee shops. Here are a couple of my favorites: CHANT 1509 East 53rd Street This place has a great, GREAT brunch menu. The food is a blend…
Read More...It has been announced (I heard from some friends at 1537News) that the Five Guys restaurant on 53rd will be opening on the 5th of September. Since it’s Labor Day, and the forecast says that the skies are going to be a cool 66 degrees, I’m expecting this place to be a nuthouse. Excluding Ribs…
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Here’s a wacky but cool story from the Chicago News Cooperative about bug-eating students at the University of Chicago.
Read More...Ever since I came to Hyde Park, the Medici Restaurant (“the Med” to the locals) has been known as a culinary safety net of sorts. For many, it is the go-to place for baked goods, coffee, milkshakes, pizza, brunch, and dinner. But whatever– if I were to review the restaurant, my point would be that…
Read More...Food trucks are delicious and growing in popularity. I imagine that they’re ridiculously difficult to logistically maintain, but that’s one of the many things that will keep me from operating one. In Hyde Park, there is a meatball truck (Meatyballs) that comes every Friday around lunch time. It stops at what many would consider the…
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