Antique Taco - Taco

Random Summer Nights

Hot Summer days and comfortable Summer nights have come and gone and I’m not sure I have come to terms with it.  I have also been MIA for the last three weeks… I’m sorry! But I had to send off Summer by traveling to visit friends before the weather becomes unbearable and I refuse to [...]

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Random Summer Nights

Random Summer Nights

September 24th, 2012

Hot Summer days and comfortable Summer nights have come and gone and I’m not sure I have come to ter[...]

Eating Nostalgia

Eating Nostalgia

August 27th, 2012

Can you believe it?  We are steadily approaching the one year birth of The Carb Before the Storm.  I[...]

Quick and Easy Chicago Bites

Quick and Easy Chicago Bites

August 20th, 2012

Sometimes you just need a quick and easy meal on the go.  It's annoying to always have to plan ahead[...]

Northside

Eating My Way Through Wicker Park/Bucktown

The Wicker Park/Bucktown area is one of my favorite neighborhoods to venture to and I don’t feel like I get out there enough.  However, the past few weeks have been filled with adventures on the Blue Line to get to one of my favorite dining destinations. Club Lucky – Let’s reminisce about 2010 for a minute…  [...]

Las Palmas - steak

Bring on the Party!

I was recently invited to a birthday celebration for a friend at Las Palmas.  I was excited for a) obviously the birthday festivities, b) the food, and c) the opportunity to use the Groupon I had bought. Moody: Las Palmas is the perfect venue for a casual birthday dinner with friends.  The atmosphere is relaxed [...]

RPM - proscuitto

Mambo Italiano!

I’m generally not a fan of the restaurants around town where it’s cool to be seen.  However, two of my friends had $100 gift cards to a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant in the city and invited me to join them at RPM Italian.  A girl just can’t turn that down. Moody: RPM is your classic [...]