Recently, I received a postcard from Wine Enthusiast alerting me to their upcoming event at the Field Museum: Toast of the Town. They sponsor the event in three cities: New York, Chicago and Washington, DC. Chicago’s the second stop on the tour and while we don’t get as many wineries/distributors as New York we haveContinue reading “Night at the Field Museum! Wine Enthusiast Toast of the Town on June 8”
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Riccardo Trattoria
Riccardo Trattoria is one of the first restaurants Cheryl and I went to in Chicago. She was doing her business school summer internship here and I came for a weeklong visit (my first trip ever to Chicago). Knowing Chicago was a great culinary city I did some research. I wanted to take her to aContinue reading “Riccardo Trattoria”
Eater 38 – Maude’s Liquor Bar
This week the Eater 38 club took a stab at another one of Chicago Eater’s “Eater 38” restaurants. The choice: Maude’s Liquor Bar. Not only is Maude’s on the Eater 38 List but it’s also on the newest Michelin Bib Gourmand list, so I was a little excited about it. Unfortunately that excitement wore offContinue reading “Eater 38 – Maude’s Liquor Bar”
Eater 38 – The Purple Pig
A couple of weekends ago Cheryl and I had another opportunity to dine at one of Chicago Eater’s “Eater 38” restaurants. We had some friends visiting from DC who were staying downtown so we recommended going to The Purple Pig. It’s on Michigan just north of the river which is enough to make you thinkContinue reading “Eater 38 – The Purple Pig”
The Eater 38 Club
A couple of weeks ago Cheryl (a.k.a. Mrs. G-Gnome, her scientific code name) mentioned one of her co-workers came up with an idea of using the Chicago Eater’s “Eater 38” list of restaurants to explore some new places. Sounded like a good idea, restaurants are added and dropped when the list is updated every fewContinue reading “The Eater 38 Club”
The Roaming GastroGnome 