All posts tagged: Chicago

Exploring Elegance and History: The Downton Abbey Exhibition in Skokie, Illinois

Relive the Crawley family’s history, drama, and fashion when you step into the fascinating world of the Downton Abbey Exhibition at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, Illinois.

Aerial Rope Challenge

The Forge: Lemont Quarries Outdoor Adventure Park

The Forge Lemont Quarries is the largest outdoor adventure course in North America. It’s an amusement park for open-air adventure lovers!

Fury Room Chicago; woman holding a bat

Anger Rooms: De-stress by Breaking Things

Anger rooms are gaining popularity and appearing in cities all over the world. Many are taking bats to televisions in order to relieve stress

Cocktail in spotlight

Dinner and a Show at The Promontory

The Promontory in Chicago’s Hyde Park Neighborhood is a MUST. It’s the whole package for Chicago nightlife

Boar's Head Cafe

Best Fast-Casual Restaurants in Chicago’s Loop

These days fast-casual restaurant offerings in The Loop are much more exciting than in years past. 

5 Instagrammable Places in Chicago

We all know that Chicago has a beautiful skyline but there’s plenty of other Instagram worthy places to snap and post from around the city.  

Chicago Supper Club: Celebrating Local Farmers and Small Businesses

Chicago Supper club is a farm-to-table pop-up dinner party that celebrates local farmers and small businesses of the Midwest.

Aspire Company: Together, We’re Better

Through the Aspire Coffee Works Program, adults with disabilities on the Aspire Coffee Works team work side by side with employees of Metropolis Coffee Company

Chicago Restaurant Week Recap: Discovering New Favorites

The 11th annual Chicago Restaurant week has come to an end; boy was it amazing!

Choose Chicago’s First Bites Bash: A Foodies Paradise!

Restaurant week officially got underway with the kickoff event First Bites Bash, held at Navy Pier’s Grand Aon Ballroom.

Visit One of Chicago’s Oldest Restaurants

What do you say about a restaurant that’s been in business over a century, surviving challenging periods in history such as prohibition, the great depression, World Wars, and the recession?

Carlyn Berghoff’s Shrimp Martinis

After a tour of the Berghoff restaurant in Chicago, I was gifted with a cookbook containing a collection of the family’s history and recipes.  A gift of motivation…

Chicago Names its Cocktail of the Year

YELP bought together 15 of Chicago’s favorites bars and challenged them to create a unique and simple cocktail for their Cocktail of Chicago competition.

Navigator Taproom: Self-Pour Comes to Logan Square!

The self-pour taproom trend seems to be growing as Chicago recently welcomed it’s second to the city.

Red Arrow Taproom: A Craft Beer Fest Everyday!

There’s no better way to describe Red Arrow Tap Room than in their own words, “A Chicago Craft Beer-Fest Every Day!”