RURAL SOCIETY

October 4, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Loews Hotel opening up the its first downtown location earlier this year and immediately created buzz. It’s in a great location, is a huge gorgeous space, and has awesome dining options. One of those is the hotel’s signature steakhouse – RURAL SOCIETY – by Iron Chef Jose Garces. Chef Garces isn’t new to the […]

PUNCH KINGS & HERITAGE BBQ

September 30, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

It was a weekend filled with pork! As part of this awesome food weekend, Chicago Gourmet teamed up with Cochon555 to embrase the tiki trend that’s everywhere these days. Together, they hosted ‘PUNCH KINGS’ on Saturday evening, on the Harris Theater rooftop. It was a perfect late-summer/early-fall evening, and everyone was high spirits, excited for […]

CHICAGO GOURMET 2015

September 29, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

As I mentioned in my very first post on CRAVING CHICAGO, there are two annual Chicago food events that you can’t miss – Cochon555 and Chicago Gourmet. Well, this past weekend, CHICAGO GOURMET set up shop in the gorgeous Millennium Park. It was, yet again, perfect weather for the event – how does that happen every […]

CHICAGO MAGAZINE CULTURE FESTIVAL

September 29, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

When I received an email about the upcoming Chicago magazine‘s inaugural Culture Festival, I was immediately interested. Why? Well, it featured 5 programs – Architecture, Literature, Theater, Comedy, and Music. Each program had a notable star speaker; each an expert in their field, each very interesting. My eyes quickly found a name that I knew: […]

OCEAN CUT CHICAGO

September 20, 2015.Reading time 12 minutes.

I have long been a fan of the perfect steaks served at CHICAGO CUT, so when I heard that the team was opening up a seafood-focused restaurant, I knew I had to check it out. While David Flom and Matt Moore bring an elevated and innovative approach to seafood in Chicago, Chef Bill Montagne leads […]