Sweet Strawberries & Sesame Balls Our loyal readers may wonder, “Where have you been? Why did you take another long break after your last posting?” I’ll answer…… Read more “Writing Again! -July 2025”
HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
May 30, 2025 HaiSous in Chicago offers an Imperial Hue Tasting Menu. If you are wondering what makes Hue cuisine different from other Vietnamese regional cuisines, you…… Read more “HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen”
Monteverde: Grant’s Last Supper
Friday, May 30th, 2025 For your final meal, what do you want to eat? Tammy’s last meal request would be lobster sticky rice with an ice cream…… Read more “Monteverde: Grant’s Last Supper”
Virtue
May 29, 2025 When I think of soul food, the first thing that comes to mind is the Key and Peele sketch where they ask their waitress…… Read more “Virtue”
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
May 29, 2025 We placed our orders, wishing we were hungrier. Everything looked and sounded so good. If we hadn’t eaten so much the night before, we…… Read more “Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits”
Alinea
May 28th, 2025 Sean’s Take: For the sake of reviewing this Michelin 3-star restaurant, I feel it’s important to note some things about myself – 1 -…… Read more “Alinea”
Kasama
May 28, 2025 Tammy’s take: When I heard that there was a Filipino restaurant in Chicago with a Michelin star, I had to try it. This was…… Read more “Kasama”
Jim’s Polish & Pequod’s Pizza
May 27, 2025 Right after checking into the Chicago Cambria Hotel at 8pm, we drove to Jim’s Original Polish Sausage Stand. The famous stand has been in…… Read more “Jim’s Polish & Pequod’s Pizza”
A Birthday in Quarantine
Gosh, it’s been so long since our last post. So much has happened with Grant starting a new job, the holiday blues hitting us mid-October til after…… Read more “A Birthday in Quarantine”
A New Job!
It started out like a normal afternoon of a normal day. I picked up Sean at 230pm from school. Steven, the HR guy from Zenlayer, emailed me…… Read more “A New Job!”