Forget watching planes and boats, this weekend the festival of choice was the Hot Dog Festival in Northside. I could have fought my way through the masses along North Avenue beach or I could have eaten a hot dog sitting casually in the sunshine on Lincoln Avenue. Tough choice and I take the hot dog every time. All along…
Tag: food
Girl & The Goat – Worth the wait
The Girl and Goat on Randolph Street is one of my favourite destinations, I admit that initially I was drawn due to my Top Chef interests as it is owned and run by Stephanie Izzard winner of season 4, but now I go there as it is a cool unpretenious and comfortable spot to eat some pretty damn…
The Little Italy series: Rosebud cafe
The Rosebud cafe is one of a few in the chain hanging around the Chicago area. This particular one in Little Italy is at 1500 W Taylor and has been there since 1975 when the empire of Rosebud first got started. I was just passing by and was looking for a little sample of what they…
The Little Italy series: The Three Aces
I always think that it is a skill in itself to make a slider or mini burger look like a proper full sized burger. Three Aces succeeded in every way, even adding a few french fries to make it look like a proper plateful. I really picked this option firstly for the bacon jam, and…
The Little Italy Series – Davanti Enoteca
It wasn’t the Davanti sign that pulled me into trying some of their food, no it was the great big pot of deliciously looking sauce that caught my eye as I passed by that made me walk back to try something. It was a ragu sauce and had been cookng down for hours and it smelt…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 