Amber Gibson

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Month: February 2015

Bite of the Week: Every Dessert at Blackbird

The highlight of lunch yesterday was most definitely dessert at Blackbird. Or, more accurately, nine desserts. If you’ve ever dined with me, you know I’m likely to order two desserts when I’m having a hard time deciding. I’m a big…

Welcome to Chicago: Pump Room’s Ross Mendoza

Pump Room’s new executive chef, Ross Mendoza, comes to Chicago by way of New York, where he worked for seven years at Danny Meyer’s Indian restaurant, Tabla. From there, he helped open ABC Kitchen in 2010 with Jean-Georges followed by…

Bite of the Week: bellyQ Brunch

  bellyQ has a new brunch menu and you should try it. From interesting cocktails to enormous delicious entrees, it is everything brunch should be – savory, filling, great for sharing and precipitating a food coma so there’s no need to go out for dinner…