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Chicago FOOD

While Chicagoans may not be the thinnest, prettiest or model-esque of people, we know food. We like food. We try new foods. We are not afraid to let our belt buckles loose and stomachs free to eat food.

Chicago (-land) has some of the most unique restaurants one can think of, and although I've been living in this wonderful city for approximately four years, there are so many more to try!

In preparation of a "date" I have tonight, I have been asked to pick out the restaurant (because my big mouth pretended to be a food and wine connoisseur... much like this entire blog). We decided to meet in Lakeview, a neutral location for both of us northsiders.

I never realized how many cute/quaint (in the best possible way!) restaurants there are in the Lakeview area! Here are a few I have come across.

I blog in hopes that I will hit up all these spots in the near future!

A couple of my choices for the evening:

ZAD Restaurant

3112 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
I'm excited to try their shwarma and moroccan mint tea!!!
I haven't had mint tea since my short time in Morocco!


Home Bistro, Chicago

3404 N. Halstead
Chicago, IL
I've read and heard too many good things about this place!
I want to try the Baked Grouper Nicoise~


Sapori Trattortia

2701 N. Halsted St
Chicago, IL
The website is more than outdated, but who can hold that against a place with amazing risotti reviews?


Manchu Pichu Restaurant

3856 N. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL
Ceviche de Camarones sounds amazing!


Casbah Cafe
3151 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
I miss Moroccan food so much!
Yelpers gave this place a good review. ALWAYS a good sign!


NEW ON THE SCENE
Istanbul Restaurant

3613 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
droooooool.... no other words needed.

... is it bad that i'm more excited about the food than the date?

volunteering

I recently discovered that I am.. living a quarter-life crisis.

No longer a college kid, but not yet the devoted nine-to-fiver, I feel an empty void of what once was a mission in my life (ie. finish school! good grades! party all day and night! heh heh)

SO... my life makeover begins:

1. Continue to use and abuse my contacts in the process of begging for full time jobs
2. WORK MY FAT ASS OUT!!!! i love food too much to let my body constrict me from this activity...
3. Volunteer

I recently corresponded with the kind people at the Community Nutrition Network and Senior Services Association in the Chicagoland Area. I have a great passion and heart for their mission. I'm not sure where to volunteer yet, but want to keep dabbling my feet in the water and see how things go. Preferably I want to volunteer for a hunger prevention organization on Saturday mornings? I love the Chicago Food Depository, but locale is a bit of a stretch for me. (I know.. although I'm trying to turn over a new leaf... i'm still selfish me. )

Chicago Home

It's often times that I take advantage the wonderfulness that is Chicago. Although having traveled across the globe, Chicago is always my start and my end. With the International Olympic Committee visit, it seems appropriate that today's blog post be dedicated to all the great things that are Chicago; from an INSIDE perspective.


The Field Museum!

The website does not do it Justice. The Field Museum, in my mind, epitomizes all that is Chicago. The history, the landmarks and features. I've had dreams where I'm alone at the Field Museum at night and I have 'challenges' I need to face. Like a cooler more nerdy version of the movie "A night at the museum". hahahhaa. yes. I am nerd.

Olympic Visit: Chicago

One rarely ever believes that home can be an exotic destination. Yet today as I rode the bus to work, I was overcome with an immense overwhelming culture shock.

O.K. I know I'm dramatic. Maybe not immensely overwhelming, but surprising at the least. My daily bus ride to my office building passes Daley Plaza which is overlooked by the MASSIVE CBS screen. We were riding peacefully along when the bus driver says "WHat.. the... HELL?"

People in the masses had crowded into the plaza for.... a free TShirt? Mayhem was a-muck as normally revered business people pushed and shoved to grab at a t-shirt that says Chicago 2016. huh. interesting. what we Americans will do for the enticing "FREE".