My Favorite Travel Beauty Products
I logged nearly 200,000 miles of plane travel last year and all that flying wreaks havoc on my skin. First impressions are everything and I’m frequently stepping off a redeye and heading straight to meetings and interviews. Here four of my favorite…
July Obsessions: England, Kombucha and Ice Cream
Summer is flying past – I can’t believe it’s almost July! I just returned from a lovely trip to Devon and Cornwall in Southwest England but I’m hoping to stay in Chicago for most of the rest of summer. These…
Healdsburg Dining: Valette, by Chef Dustin Valette
Valette is the hottest new restaurant on the Healdsburg dining scene. Chef Dustin Valette is a local talent and just last month he opened his namesake restaurant with his brother Aaron Garzini after working at some of the best restaurants in San…
Bite of the Week: Owen & Engine’s Afoiegato
No Easter egg hunt or Easter bunny today, but I did have an incredibly decadent brunch at Owen & Engine, truly one of the most underrated restaurants in Chicago. There’s not much foot traffic there on Western and it’s certainly a…
Bite of the Week: Mochi at Maui Specialty Chocolates
I have a habit of stopping for a sweet detour on my way to the airport – Humphrey Slocombe in San Francisco and Salt & Straw in Portland. My visit to Maui was no exception. Kahului, where the airport is…
Upcountry Maui’s Aloha Spirit
If you come to Maui on vacation, chances are you’ll end up at a beachside resort. Whether it’s the extravagant Wailea or family-friendly Ka’anapali, you’ll hopefully get great sunny weather and lots of beach and ocean time. But that’s not the real…
South Australia: Adelaide, Barossa Valley & Kangaroo Island
Here’s a flash into this past week in South Australia, video made with 1 Second Everyday. It’s hard to pick just one second to represent each day and sometimes I have a hard time remembering to take video, but I like…
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…