I smoked my first brisket! I used Copilot (Microsoft’s version of ChatGPT) to help me come up with the instructions and timeline. I texted my plan to…… Read more “Grant’s First Brisket and Fikscue Craft BBQ”

June 14th, 2025 My neighbor Hala and I have a great thing going between us. I’ve made cakes for her and her family for celebrations, taught her…… Read more “Wah Jee Wah”

Natalie’s 24th birthday was last Saturday, July 20th. When I imagine what she would’ve look like as a young woman, sadness overwhelms me. I miss her so much.…… Read more “Ha Gow and Pierre Hermes’s Chocolate Sables”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”