Food & Wine

Hey girl! My most recent guilty pleasure was having the opportunity to enjoy an exquisite evening dining at a farm-to-table restaurant called FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar. This hidden gem is located conveniently in my neighborhood Lakeshore East, Chicago inside the luxurious Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel! The location is somewhat tucked away just south of Navy Pier in an area surrounded by several incredible hotels, so it tends to be overlooked by locals. But make no mistake, my fellow Chicagoans, it is definitely worth a trip over to this fabulous par[...]

Hey girl! I|O Godfrey Rooftop Lounge is a must-visit, swanky, year-round oasis in River North atop The Godfrey. After a full year of living in Chicago and seeing SO much of its most glamorous things to do (and not having enough time to post about all of it, sorry!), I recently discovered this new gem that I simply had to write about. Last week, I had the pleasure of being invited to taste not only items from the new Happy Hour menu, but also the full menu. And of course I brought along my boyfriend Aidan, my trusty taste tester. To say the least, we were no[...]

Hey girl! If you ever find yourself in the Windy City and enjoy upscale dining (like I do), you simply MUST visit Bazaar Meat Chicago by Michelin-starred Chef José Andrés. This steakhouse truly transcends the idea of sophisticated dining with colorful and inventive dishes that makes for a rather intriguing dining experience. No seriously, our heads were constantly on a swivel taking in all the sights of plates and drinks ordered by nearby tables, not that our own wasn't fascinating enough! Dining for special Occasions Like the Opera Because of the[...]