Posts Categorized: Weekend

The weekend is here!

Hello lovelies! How great is it that Friday has arrived? I am looking forward to a bit of summer cleaning this weekend, and I also need to pack. Next week, I’m off to California for some last minute summer R&R ā€” and to celebrate my birthday too! So tell me, what do you have planned… Read more »

Tomato tasting

There’s no better way to spend a Sunday than tasting heirloom tomatoes at the open-air New Amsterdam Market downtown. All 20 varieties were delicious, and I was more than okay with lining up to try each one. My favorites were the Black Prince tomato (which tasted rather egg-planty) and the Sun Gold cherry tomato. Blame… Read more »

The weekend is here!

Happy weekend to you! Was it just me or did this week go by fast? Tonight I am going to see Trust at the Second Stage Theatre starring Zach Braff and Sutton Foster ā€” I can’t wait! Especially after reading this New York Times review. So, my dear readers, what are your weekend plans? Here… Read more »

The windy city in pictures

Waiting in line for deep dish pizza at Gino’s East. Enjoying a photo op at “The Bean” in Millennium Park. Margaritas a la Rick Bayless at Frontera Grill… followed by a late night ride on the ferris wheel at Navy Pier. Waking up to a sunny day… and a White Sox game at Comiskey Park…. Read more »

The weekend is here!

My dear readers, what do you have planned for the weekend? I’m off to Chicago tonight for two and a half days of food, fun and catching up with friends. Any tips for exciting adventures in the Windy City? The last time I was in Chicago, it was February (and negative degrees) so for trip… Read more »