Eddie Merlot’s, Lincolnshire, IL, June, 2020
For our second foray into the slowly reopening restaurant world, we chose Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Steaks and Seafood. Ironically, it was the next-to-last restaurant we visited before the shutdowns.…
A Farewell to Benny’s, Chicago, February 2020
Benny's Chop House has often appeared on "Best Steakhouse" lists in a city full of great steakhouses. Somehow, I never made it there until it was too late. It was…
Chocolate Mint Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Prairie Grass Cafe, Northbrook, IL, 2019_01
Prairie Grass Café, Northbrook, IL, January 2019
As the 2018/2019 Holiday Season was winding to a close, Valeria and I decided to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden. It was a warm day (for January) and we thought…
The Chocolate Sanctuary, Gurnee, IL, Nov. 2018
Valeria and I usually save our dining out for when we are in downtown Chicago, where there is a seemingly infinite number of restaurants to choose from. However, there are…
Swift & Sons, Chicago, September 2018
Chicago has a long history of great steakhouses stretching back to 1865. That's the year the Union Stock Yards opened to slaughter and process farm animals brought in, primarily by…
Bondir, Cambridge, MA, Sept. 2018
You may be lucky enough to have a friend who is a professional chef and occasionally invites you over for dinner. While I count two professional chefs as friends, neither…
Eddie Merlot’s, Lincolnshire, IL, Sept., 2017
You might not believe it, given all the restaurant reviews I write, but I love to cook. During the week, when I am at home in the Chicago suburbs, I…
Pinstripes, Chicago, July 4, 2017
Last month I wrote a review of dinner at Pinstripes, a restaurant that features food, bowling and bocce at 7 locations, mostly around Chicago. The review was a mixed bag—some…
Maple-Bacon Longjohn on top of Pumpkin Spice and Old Fashioned Donuts, Cranberry-White Chocolate, Red Velvet and Apple Fritter in front, Glazed and Infused Donuts, Sarah & CJ Holmes visit Chicago 2014_11
Sarah, CJ, Donuts & Steaks, Chicago, November, 2014
It's only been a month since I wrote about our first visit to Michael Jordan's Steakhouse on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, but we found ourselves back there much sooner than…
Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse, Chicago
Vegan I am not. Carnivore I am. I love a great steak, which makes Chicago a pretty darn good place to live. There are—literally—a dozen good steakhouses within a short…
