Eating French in Brooklyn

On a recent visit to Smith Street in Brooklyn, one of the notable sites was the plethora of French restaurants. If you have an itch for a French cafe experience, this area is definitely one of the places to go. For brunch we went to Provence en Boite. Part bakery part restaurant this place has [...]

Roman Dining in Chicago

There is nothing more awesome than a true Italian style dinner….multiple courses, good wine, and eating that spans several hours. It is pretty rare to find a restaurant that feeds you continuously for that long without requiring you to nibble and look ackwardly at your impatient waitress/waiter. But at Enoteca Roma (restaurant part of Letizia’s [...]

Cake Tasting Chicago

The best part of planning a wedding is definitely the cake tasting. There is nothing more amazing than being handed a large array of cake and being told to have at it. In Chicago there is an endless number of great bakeries to choose from. To narrow down the list, I chose to go [...]

Prix Fixe: Cafe Too

Rarely do you find such a win win situation. Cafe Too is part of the Inspiration Corporation and is used as a venue for people to gain basic culinary skills that will make them marketable. So in the end you get high quality food for much less and get to feel good about it. [...]

NYC Moment: Max Brenner’s Chocolate Experience

This past weekend I made a short trip to NYC. It was a brisk chilly afternoon and walking around without a scarf seemed suddenly like a horrible mistake. Luckily as I climbed my way out of the Union Square subway entrance, there was the looming figure of Max Brenner’s Chocolate Shop. As [...]