It does not seem so long ago that you could find a proper internet cafe on almost every corner. Nowadays everyone seems to have their own laptop, tablet, or pad and just lounge around on sofas in coffee shops. Who needs to print out something or even scan it? How old school or retro is that…
Lunch at Café Selmarie in Lincoln Square
Café Selmarie is right slap bang in the middle of Lincoln Square. The windows were so shiny and clean that I could see inside and out, they were incredibly polished. I wondered will the food inside be equally polished? I rolled up here in the heat of the lunchtime rush just around 12.30 and the place was…
Edzo’s – A burger worth travelling for
Somewhat unbeliveably this is only my second ever trip to Edzo’s Burger Shop. Or rather I should say it is the second time I have managed to get in to eat. There is only a small window of opportunity to get your hands on one of their most excellently freshly ground burgers. To be precise…
Fox and Obel Cafe – Good or Average? just toss a coin ‘heads or tails’
I have shopped for food many times at Fox and Obel. They have a lot of good produce, even though it is at a high price point such as $5.99 a lb for fingerling potatoes (but available all year round even when no-one else has any), in general it is all worth the visit for your…
Return to the Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza
Last year I sampled some of the food at the Chicago Christmas Market in Daley Plaza, and to be honest I was not that impressed and was a bit rude and dismissive of their efforts. Well anyhow this year, not that I am promising to be any more generous but I thought that I would give…
Artisan Sandwiches alongside the Artists at First Slice Cafe in Ravenswood
I am a big fan of ‘First Slice’, which is a self-funded charity to feed the needy and homeless and have often frequented their cafe just next to the Brown Line up at the Francisco stop in North Manor although thinking about it that seems a bit daft as I have another one of their cafes right around the…
Panozzo’s Italian Market – Great Porchetta, Great Beef, Great Meatballs
About a year ago I was watching Guy Fieri on his Diners, Drive-ins and Dives show while he visited Panozzo’s Italian Kitchen in the South Loop and it looked so good that I really had the best of intentions to head down there, days and weeks passed and it became a distant memory of a…
Warming up on a cold day with a spicy Banh Mi in Lakeview
On this late autumn day there were some nice patches of blue in the sky and some faint sunshine, but sadly those clear skies mean that it was a little bit on the cooler side especially in the shade. There was a simple choice to consider. If I needed a bit of heat, I could have stayed inside curled up on…
Three J’s BBQ – West Indian and Jamaican Food off the back of a van
Strolling across the road from Daley Plaza I spot the Three J’s Jerk Chicken van on the corner. It said ‘Stop Me’ on the back, but it was already stopped so it was me who stopped just to get a photograph so I could record the number to track the resturant down. As I walked…
“There’s something about Mary’s hamburgers”
I have had Hamburger Mary’s on my radar for quite some time now but sadly I rarely seem to get over into Andersonville to eat at many of the districts varied and diverse resturants. Mostly I try to eat within easy reach of the elevated railway, and it is quite a distance between the nearest…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 