If you’ve ever had one of those Chicago nights where you tell yourself, “I’m only going out for one drink,” and then suddenly it’s midnight and you’re discussing the moral implications of oat milk with a stranger named Doug… congratulations, you’ve lived in Logan Square. Last Friday, I wandered back into the neighborhood for what […]
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A Feld Day For Dinner And Politics
Feld Restaurant 312 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654 Some dates arrive gentle and predictable. Others walk in like a storm that does not ask for permission. My night at Feld Restaurant with a Ukrainian graduate student from the University of Chicago belonged in the second category. It was the kind of date that leaves […]
Alinea Doesn’t Disapoint
Alinea 1723 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614 Some restaurants feel like experiences before you even sit down, and Alinea is one of them. It stands quietly on Halsted with an entrance that almost whispers rather than announces itself. There is no shouting, no drama. Just confidence. The kind of confidence only a restaurant with […]
Calling Matilda Home
Matilda Restaurant 535 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654 Some dates start off ordinary and stay that way. Others start with a spark and end with a full fire you were absolutely not expecting when you put on your makeup in the bathroom light. My night at Matilda Restaurant in River North belonged in the […]
Noriko Knew What It Was Doing To Us
Noriko Handroll Bar – 401 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60654 There are restaurants that feel like a dinner reservation, and there are restaurants that feel like an experience with consequences. Noriko Handroll Bar in River West falls into the second category. It is new, sleek, warm on the inside, freezing on the outside and […]
Carlucci Rosemont: The Most Unexpectedly Perfect Night Out by O’Hare
Let me be honest: I don’t usually expect magic from the areas around O’Hare. Convenient? Sure. Charming? Rarely. But then I walked into Carlucci in Rosemont, over at 6111 N River Rd, and suddenly I was making eye contact with a plate of pasta like it was a plot twist in my love life. This […]
Rose Mary: The Restaurant That Flirts Back
Some restaurants are fun. And then there’s Rose Mary at 932 W Fulton Market, which feels like the universe gently nudging you to have a night you’ll definitely talk about later. I walked in thinking I’d be chill and well-behaved. I walked out two hours later wondering if pasta can be a love language. The […]
A Perfect Night at Cira: The Mediterranean Gem Hiding in Plain Sight
There are restaurants that feel like Chicago flexing, and then there are restaurants that feel like Chicago exhaling. Cira is the second kind, in the best possible way. Tucked inside The Hoxton at 200 N Green St, it sits right in the noise and energy of Fulton Market, yet the second you step in, everything […]
A Night at Mary Jo McGuire’s: Vintage Vibes, Pizza Pies and Playful Nights in Lincoln Park
Step into Mary Jo McGuire’s 1890s-inspired saloon in Lincoln Park for sourdough pizza, cocktails, and vintage fun.
Gliding Through the Holidays: My Entrepreneur’s Guide to Ice Skating at Millennium Park
As a 30 ‑something founder who spends most days toggling between investor calls and product roadmaps, I have a confession: I’m a sucker for sparkly winter magic. When the mercury drops and Chicago’s twinkling holiday lights flicker to life, I trade my stilettos for skates and head straight for the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink at Millennium […]