Fiola: Checking it Out

I am one of those people who lives by a to do list.  In fact, I have a few to do lists:  things to do in the house, my work to do’s, and of course there is my husband’s to do list, which I am kind enough to manage.  I take great satisfaction when I […]

Obelisk: A Well Deserved Meal

www.gusto.com My sister to me on a Saturday afternoon:  “What are you doing tonight?”  Me:  “Going out with friends to a REALLY nice dinner.  My sister (sarcastically):  “Oh good, because you deserve it.  You don’t get to do that very often.” Okay, fine.  My husband and I have been out to some really nice dinners […]

Lincoln Gets My Vote

I invite a few friends to join me downtown for a midweek girls night out.  For one reason or another the destination keeps changing.  I am looking forward to trying the new El Centro CF, but they end up canceling my reservation in favor of a private party.  I don’t remember how I end up […]

Seasons 52: Looking for a Touch More Seasoning

www.villageconnector.com Everyone I know has been raving about Seasons 52.  “Fantastic.”  “Loved it.”  “Excellent.”  Even Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post calls the flatbread an “edible jazz concert” in his First Bites review. Seasons 52 is a chain owned by the people who brought us Olive Garden and Red Lobster.  This causes a bit of […]

Chicago: What Kind of Fool am I? (Cafe Spiaggia)

chicagoeater.com I may have sunk to a new low. I stalked Top Chef’s Fabio Viviani at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.  You know how it is when you see someone familiar and it takes a moment to figure out how you know them? That’s what happened here. But then I hear the Italian accent and I know.  Fabio […]

Spice Xing: A Day of Crossings

www.opentable.com My Mother’s Day this year begins in Bloomington, Indiana as my daughter’s graduation weekend draws to a close.  It is surreal that she is finished with college.  How can it be over so quickly?  I can’t find the words to comfort her as she mourns the loss of the friends, the campus, and the […]

Volt’s Table 21: Breaking News

The phone rang at 10:30 am.  It was a friend and she was in the car with my husband.  That’s odd, I thought.  They were on the way to the emergency room.  My husband had been playing softball with the synagogue Men’s Club League and a ball landed square on his nose.  “Is he ok?”  […]

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