Guess what today is?!?! Today is March 6…and that means only one thing…Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week (March 6-March 15, 2020) has officially started! I’ve been sharing some bites to entice you from the expansive group of restaurants participating this year. So many places to go…how do you choose? How do you get the most out of this amazing week? …
Fat Rosie’s: A Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week Preview
Have you ever passed a restaurant and done a double take? You ask yourself “Is that new?” You look again and say “I’ve got to put this on my list of places to go.” This is how I felt the first time I drove by Fat Rosie’s, Taco & Tequila Bar at 870 N. Meacham, Schaumburg. I’m not sure …
Kuma’s Corner: Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week Preview 2020
How do you like your burger? I mean, how do you REALLY like it? If you were given a wish list of ingredients to eat on your burger, what would you pick? Do you love cheese? Or only a specific cheese like bleu, cheddar or Swiss? Loaded with bacon? Maybe some caramelized onions or sautéed mushrooms? A little mayo? Or maybe something …
First Preview of Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week 2020
The temperature drops. The wind picks up. There is a flake or two in the air. This can only mean a couple of things. First, it is wintertime in the Chicago Northwest Suburbs so we pretty much expect this to happen. Second, we all need a pick me up to get us through to spring. Finally, it is time for Felt …
A Beer, A Bed & A Bellyful of Food: A Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week Preview
For my second post previewing Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week (February 22, 2019-March 3, 2019), I’m going to give you an excuse to not cook AND not sleep in your own bed! That almost sounds scandalous, doesn’t it? (This is probably the point in the preview process that I need to remind folks that all opinions …
Mezè Mediterraneo: A Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week Menu Preview
Let’s Not Cook. There is something about our current weather in the Midwest that makes us want to eat but not necessarily go into the kitchen to cook. Maybe it is the fact that we all have cabin fever and are ready to be done with the snow, sleet, sun, wind and 50-degree temperature drops. (And that …
Gaylord Fine Indian Cuisine-Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week Preview
Today will be my last preview of Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week but luckily it won’t be your last chance to make reservations during February 23-March 4 (Click here for participating restaurants.) For me it is like counting the medals for each country as I remember all the different courses I devoured. (For the record I …
Cooper’s Hawk Winery-Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week Preview
Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week preview continues today and if you read my Monday post on Birch River Grill, you will know that I’m trying to give an Olympic Spin to this year’s event. (Remember to check out the menus and make some reservations during February 23-March 4 Click here for participating restaurants.) Speaking of spin, …
Birch River Grill-Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week Preview
Are you ready? Do feel like your own personal torch is lit and you are running gleefully as the world watches? Is this the one event you’ve been waiting for all winter? No, I’m not talking about the 2018 Olympics…I’m talking about Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week coming up on February 23-March 4. (I’m giving you …
Morton’s The Steakhouse: Discovering a New Favorite at Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week
I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day. Did you go somewhere special? Do you need an excuse to go somewhere special? Maybe it is time to rediscover one of your favorite places? During my odyssey of discovering my new favorite places to go during Chicago Northwest Restaurant week (February 24-March 5, 2017), I was …