Archives
Who loves French food? This girl [in case you can’t picture it, my two thumbs are pointing at me]. Sure I took 7 years of French in high school and college, but let’s get real that doesn’t retain unless I get to use it. And I didn’t…until this past year when I went to Paris. Whoo! First time over the Atlantic Ocean. Story aside, I’ve loved French food well before that trip… Read More
What is one to do when it’s Monday night and you’re done with beer? You head to Violet Hour with your friend who is from out of town. (He soon moves to the city and life is good). Erik and I had both been meaning to go here and neither of us have been. He’s originally from Chicago, but was, at the time, living in Minneapolis. We started our night down the… Read More
“You shouldn’t like things because people tell you you’re supposed to.” – Jonathan Byers The Upside Down: A Stranger Things Pop-Up Bar (located in the Emporium Pop-Up space in Logan Square) In saying all this, maybe this is some advice to be taken into account. During it’s more busy times (say…at night), you kind find the line winding down the sidewalk. I’ve even heard it’s gotten so long that it goes around… Read More
What if Riot Fest were to open a pop-up restaurant? Because that’s exactly what they did. Riot Fest teamed up with the team that was behind Saved By the Max to open up a restaurant. The thing that caught my attention was JOHN STAMOS BUTTER. Seriously, what does that even mean? One thing I know was that I wanted to find out. So in trying to research what exactly Riot Feast was,… Read More
Eat. Drink. Explore 