60s Style Psychedelic Chocolate Bars- Super Choc-O-Food
In its second collaboration with Commune Design, Valerie Confections has launched this tasty Chocolate super food bar. Inside this 1960′s psychedelic era inspired wrapper Valerie Gordon has crammed over a dozen ingredients including almonds, cashews, peanuts, macadamias, golden raisins, dried pears, apricots, sunflower seeds, soy salt, and caramel. “As a starting point... Read More
Little Italy subs
Coming from a small town in southern Illinois, getting a well made and quality sub sandwich meant getting something from the right-side of the Jimmy John’s menu. With Subway being the go-to sandwich shop in town, one could say O’Fallon, IL is lacking in the gourmet sandwich creation. With this for a sandwich background, moving to Little Italy was like stepping... Read More
ROKA AKOR⎥BOMBAY SPICE GRILL & WINE :: CHICAGO, IL
Here are two restaurants, literally joined together at the same location, that is sure to keep people talking and impressed. ROKA AKOR and BOMBAY SPICE GRILL & WINE have menus that suits even the pickiest of eaters. Located in Chicago’s fancy River North, ROKA AKOR’s award-winning menu focuses highly on dishes from the robata grill, which takes its name from... Read More
NOPI
This Soho restaurant is so clean, open and warm it is ridiculous. At NOPI they really make you feel like you are part of the cooking experience with an open kitchen and pantry. This open feeling paired with fresh communal food and clean design make NOPI a must see…Oh yea, and the food is supposed to be amazing too. All you New Yorkers better check this one out. NOPI... Read More
LAGUNITAS x THE PUBLICAN
What’s the connection between the California based brewery, Lagunitas and the Chicago based Donald Madia owned restaurant The Publican? The answer to that question is the newly introduced Lagunitas brew apply named the Zephyr after the California Zephyr, a train that connects Chicago to the San Francisco bay area. This brew was the brainchild of Michael McAvena, the beer... Read More
RISING STARS CHICAGO | STARCHEFS.COM
Last night was the annual Rising Stars tasting gala and awards ceremony celebrating Chicago’s brightest culinary talents. This industry filled event featured Chefs Stephanie Izard (Girl & The Goat), Curtis Duffy (Avenues at the Peninsula Chicago), Jimmy Bannos Jr. (The Purple Pig), Andrew Zimmerman (sepia), Patric Fahy (Blackbird), Ryan Poli (Tavernita), Chris Pandel (The... Read More
X-MARX // DODO
I had the pleasure of going to one of my favorite neighborhood spots, DoDo last week and finding out that X-Marx would be taking over for the week of May 2-11 with their Chinese inspired menu Flour & Bones. We ordered almost everything on the menu and we weren’t dissapointed once. I snapped a few pics to get your mouth watering. Now get over to DoDo and get some before... Read More
X-MARX CHICAGO
If you’re looking for a unique dining experience with the necessity of savory dishes accompanied by an incredibly relaxing atmosphere, then an X-Marx Junket is the type of reservation you should look into. Their globally-inspired menus and suggested BYOB pairings will make the nearly four hour ordeal so enjoyable that dessert will be in front of you before you know it. ... Read More
ISH – PODCAST
Our good friend ISH is now releasing a monthly podcast! May’s Issue cleverly titled…. MAYiPLAY? features a wide array of new tunes that stretch across many genres. I have to say im really diging the free music every month, so listen to it wile your in the car, listen to it while you eat dinner, or dance to it with friends. Hear what ISH has to say on his blog The Pickled... Read More
BACON HOT SAUCE
Bacon + Hot Sauce = Speechless Bacon Hot Sauce Read More
