Posts Tagged ‘chicago’
Grahamwich in River North, Chicago
By Summar Ghias
A meal at Grahamwich
When the gourmet sandwich shop Grahamwich opened last year, buzz abound. Celeb chef Graham Elliot’s judge spot on the Fox show Masterchef and recent stint as Lollapalooza culinary curator had Chicago foodies chomping at the bit. Reviews on his new establishment, however, were conflicting; Time Out Chicago (my usual go-to magazine) was less than impressed. Having heard from my gourmand older brother that it was worth a try, I figured it time to go see for myself.
Housed in Chicago landmark, Tree Studios, a former artist colony established in 1894, Elliot has set out to ‘redefine what a sandwich shop should and could be’. While I’m not quite sure it does all that, it’s definitely a good alternative to Potbelly and Quiznos if you’re ever in the mood for fancy.
Grahamwich tuna sandwich
Karen Millen Holiday Shopping Soiree in Chicago
I felt like it was necessary to let you know about this, as a Karen Millen fan myself!
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WHEN: Thursday, December 1, 6-8 PM
WHERE: Karen Millen, 900 N. Michigan Shops, Level 3
WHAT: “Shop the latest looks from Karen Millen’s Winter 2011 Collection and receive 20% off your entire purchase. Get styled by Chicago’s favorite fashionistas from the Style Block”
PS, I just did a styling session with KM and will be posting more on that soon — the pics turned out beautiful!!
The Meatloaf Bakery – Lincoln Park, Chicago
By Summar Ghias
The Meatloaf Bakery
Savory cupcakes galore inside the counter. A No Buns About It Burger loaf, anyone?
Sure, cupcakes are a little played out, but that doesn’t mean I won’t try a new bakery when I see one. Next door to the cozy Noble Tree Café in Lincoln Park, the Meatloaf Bakery just happens to be one gimmick ahead of its standard sweet competitors.
The shop dishes out savory comfort food cupcakes – or in their terms, loaves – in all sorts of down-home flavors. The most bizarre of the bunch: A Wing and A Prayer loaf, made of chicken and celery combined with hot and spicy wing sauce and blue cheese.
Our savory cupcakes: The Omega-3 loaf and the Chicken Shish Ka loaf with a mint sauce.
Beauty on the Streets: Malika Ameen of Top Chef Just Desserts
Mr. Greek Gyros in Chicago, IL
A certain unnamed individual got mad at me recently because I don’t ever have pics of Chicago food, even though my family is based there and I go back home often. The reasons though are mostly because, A) I don’t eat out much when I’m home; and B) when I do, I eat embarrassing things, like the following from Mr. Greek Gyro in Greektown:
Philly chicken sandwich
Gyro sandwich
Summer grillin’
Fact: I miss my friends in Chicago.
Double Fact: I miss them even more when I think about them getting together to eat things like this:
