In my quest of discovering my new favorite places to go during Chicago Northwest Restaurant week (February 24-March 5, 2017), I found a restaurant that was literally right under my nose. (Or maybe I should say it was right under my bed.) I’m sure anyone who has heard of Schaumburg has either been to or …
Discovering a New Favorite at Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week
How do you decide where you are going to go out to eat? Do you decide on a restaurant by the cuisine on the menu or a certain craving? Do you just have a place that is your go-to because it is a familiar name? Or maybe you don’t have a reason other than it …
Rosarios’ Ristorante: A Chicago Northwest Restaurant Preview
The restaurant industry is one of the toughest businesses out there. The statistics according to the google is that only 5-10% of restaurants get past that hard first year. How do you succeed while keeping up the evolution of the industry and remain true to your customer base? Maybe you should ask the Bucaro Family because they …
Chicago Prime Italian: A Meet Northwest Chicago Foodie Fun Day
Happy Friday. It is hard to believe it was just last week that I went to Schaumburg, IL to try some new favorite restaurants as part of a super-preview of Meet Chicago Northwest Restaurant week. (Check back on their website soon to see the participating restaurants.) I’ll remind you again that the dates are February 23, …
Chicago Prime Steakhouse: A Meet Northwest Chicago Foodie Fun Day
My Meet Chicago Northwest Restaurant week (did you remember to mark your calendar for February 23, 2018-March 4, 2018) foodie fun day super-preview continued with a magnificent dinner at Chicago Prime Steakhouse (1444 Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL). As I was starting to write this post the one word that kept popping into my head was …
Weber Grill: A Meet Chicago Northwest Foodie Fun Day
Can you believe it is already the end of October? It seems like it was just yesterday that I was in Schaumburg, Illinois to help you find some new favorite restaurants during the Meet Chicago Northwest Restaurant week. (Mark your calendar for February 23, 2018-March 4, 2018 and start your planning for next year’s event!) …
Meet the Alternative to Meat?
Life is funny. The last few weeks have been consumed with food. Whether it was writing about Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week (and eating at a ton of restaurants), writing about food adventures or taking an awesome baking class, all my attention has been on food. With one exception, I haven’t been doing the best job of …
Francesca’s Tavola
I had a case of the Monday blues today because this will be my final post previewing the upcoming Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week. (February 22, 2019-March 3, 2019.). I had a great time dreaming of all the places that I could go and say “Let’s Not Cook.” (Here is a list of participating restaurants and some of …
My Chicken Salad “Sad”wich
I hope everyone enjoyed my Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week preview. I had debated on writing a Valentine’s Day blog in the mix of all of that but decided against it for one reason…..my Valentine’s Day was kind of awful this year. Now before I start getting the inquiries asking about the state of my marriage, …
Valentine’s Day Places to Eat
I usually save this kind of information for my “news” page but I am getting so many questions about Valentine’s Day suggestions that I thought I’d post on some of the specials that I have heard about this week. But before I do that…if you are in the Western suburbs of Chciago this Sunday. Make …