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Eat.Drink.Explore is for my love of food, drinks and travel and I’m sharing my favorite moments with you.

Hi, I’m Baramee. In a former life I was an account manager, a sales executive and a sales planner. Sometime in early 2020, I became unemployed. I didn’t feel that loss of direction, but instead saw it as an opportunity. But then came the pandemic and I wasn’t really sure what was going on anymore, but I went from unemployed to fun-employed to “retired” because my plans had been put on hold. I was born and in Minnesota, but then spent some time in New York City and currently, I’m living in Chicago.

A New Video Drop

We’re nearing the end of the year (for 2022). In real life, it’s only the beginning of 2026. I know, I’m immensely behind in my posting, but the end of 2022 is near. After this video (week 49), there will be only 3 weeks left to the year. I still have one more dive trip…

Last Japan Trip of 2022

It’s four years too late, but I’m still slowly trucking along. The best part of all this is relieving the memories. They are solidly in the past now, and some places and some people I don’t necessarily remember, but others I’ve still kept in touch with. Here’s to all the fun and the memories before…

Burger Club: January

We didn’t actually have a Burger Club meeting in January. Therefore, it’s an unofficial Burger Club meeting. One of the burgers at the top of the list is the burger from Armitage Alehouse. And as I said in my Restaurant Club post (it’s insanely hard to get a reservation – or I at least alluded…

Restaurant Club: January

JIang Niu BBQ House was the spot of the month because we couldn’t get reservations for Armitage Alehouse. We went to the Lincoln Park location. So, what exactly is a BBQ House? It’s Korean Chinese Fusion BBQ (and hotpot). And the difference between doing just one or both is only about $5. So of course,…

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