We’ve chosen Hearty Boys (with a bit of assistance from Kurowski’s (Polish) Sausage Shop) to cater our Chicago wedding reception.
Chicago
Breakfast at Cantina 1910
Mexican Breakfast at Cantina 1910 in Andersonville, Chicago: a review. (Just after this review, Cantina closed. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.)
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse is a Chicago icon. Here’s our review.
Big City Chicken
Big City Chicken, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant on Chicago’s Navy Pier, serves up fried chicken worth fighting through crowds to get to. (Just to clarify, for my Polish relatives in Detroit, that’s Big-City Chicken, not Big City-Chicken. I know … sigh.)
Gilbert’s Craft Sausages Review
In this post, we review Gilbert’s Craft Sausages. We grilled several varieties of chicken and beef sausages and taste tested them alone and with several condiments. Gilbert’s will is one the vendors at Chicago’s Wrigley Field this summer. Go Cubs!
Chicago Restaurant Week
During Restaurant Week, Chicago eateries such as the elegant Blackbird, the storied Paramount Room, the everyman’s Public House, and the spicy Salpicon present special, prix fixe lunch and dinner menus, featuring everything from duck confit to fish tacos, from mussels to steak tartare.
The Vader
Everybody’s Coffee, an Uptown Chicago café, makes a drink with espresso and Coke that they call “The Vader.” It has a caffeine punch that will awaken the force in you.
Star Lounge
Bearded aliens are barista-ing a Chicago café! It’s every speciesist’s worst nightmare! Details at 11. (In the meantime, stay away from Humboldt Park and stay far away from Star Lounge! They’re putting dark matter into their coffee!)
