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2020 Chiataglance Blog Highlights

December 27, 2020 by Chi@glance

I spent my last few hours of 2019 with a good friend at Gibsonโ€™s Italia. Every indicator had me looking forward to 2020 as a year of progress. As the clock struck midnight the fun continued for both of us as we went our separate ways not knowing what was in store for the year […]

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Holiday Skincare Roundup

December 20, 2020 by Chi@glance

This year I (and many others) came face to face with our bare face skin…in public. I donโ€™t know about you, but with the mask mandates it was a summer (make that year) of NO makeup foundation for me. Realization hit with the pandemic that number 1) it was too hot to wear foundation under […]

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Fresh Midwest Online Food and Meal Delivery Service

December 14, 2020 by Chi@glance

Thereโ€™s a new premier online fresh food and meal delivery service in Chicago! Fresh Midwest provides locally-grown produce, pre-cut fruits and vegetables, prepared salads, restaurant-quality meats and seafood, chef-inspired meal kits and timing-saving meal solutions. Fresh Midwest provides a safe alternative for consumers to receive fresh food and enjoy dishes from Chicagoland restaurants at home. […]

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Itโ€™s almost time for @TasteLouisiana (Nov 4th). I Itโ€™s almost time for @TasteLouisiana (Nov 4th). I got the party started early with a media dinner hosted by @VisitShreveportBossier at @Muhajirchicago

Chef @Zubairmohajir, who is on the cover of Food & Wine as one of the 2026 Best New Chefโ€™s, welcomed Chef Niema DiGrazia of @niemascookerycornershv, who is a Beat Bobby Flay winner, to a ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€. 

Chef Niema DiGrazia brought her Afro Fusion cooking. She blends the flavors of her native Sierra Leone ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ with Caribbean and Southern traditions. What a delicious meal put on by two amazing chefs. See you at Taste Louisiana! Tickets: tastelouisiana.org

Side-note: Shreveport Louisiana is less than a two hour direct flight on @united from Chicago. โœˆ๏ธ 

#DiverseAndDelish #TasteLAinchicago #chicagorestaurants #tasteLouisiana #chicagofoodie
NEW Hotel Alert! ๐Ÿšจ Today was the Grand Opening of NEW Hotel Alert! ๐Ÿšจ Today was the Grand Opening of @therivvychicago. River Northโ€™s newest boutique hotel located at ๐Ÿ“55 E. Ontario Street. 

Enjoy the new boutique hospitality experience! The 297-room hotel will combine the individuality and character of an independent hotel with the benefits of Marriott Bonvoy and Tribute Portfolio.

#Chicago #Chicagohotels #Therivvy #chicagoevents #travelblogger
Happy #Nationalpizzamonth ๐Ÿ• Throughout October @La Happy #Nationalpizzamonth ๐Ÿ• Throughout October @Labriolachicago (๐Ÿ“535 N Michigan Ave) is asking diners to settle the cityโ€™s most important debate: ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜? ๐Ÿค”

Throughout October, every qualifying deep-dish or thin-crust pizza purchased at Labriola  Chicago will count as one vote for the corresponding team. Guests will receive a sticker declaring their allegiance, while weekly scoreboard updates on Instagram Stories will show which style is winning. The final vote weekend is Oct. 29-31, with the ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’Š๐’›๐’›๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’š๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’๐’–๐’๐’„๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’• 31๐’”๐’•.

#Chicagopizza #Labriola #Chicagofoodie
#Deepdishpizza
Event Alert!๐ŸšจOn the blog (link in bio) weโ€™re talki Event Alert!๐ŸšจOn the blog (link in bio) weโ€™re talking about Chicagoโ€™s next great food event! @TasteLouisiana is coming to Chicago on Wednesday, November 4th at City Hall by Recess. ๐“๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. 

This exclusive evening brings together 16 award-winning chefs from Louisiana to present unforgettable bites that will transport you straight to the Bayou state. You can expect everything from fresh Louisiana seafood and iconic Cajun and Creole flavors to dishes inspired by the stateโ€™s vibrant culinary scene. I canโ€™t wait for a night of bold Southern flavors! Get your ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ tickets NOW! Tastelouisiana.org ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿฝ

#chicago #chicagoevents #TasteLAinchicago #Nola #chicagofoodie
Unique and Yummy! @Tanakaramenchicago is serving s Unique and Yummy! @Tanakaramenchicago is serving some special menu items. If you like Bobaโ€ฆyou can have it ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ป๐˜บ! ๐Ÿซฃ I had the Tanaka Pina Colada. AND they have so many Ramenโ€™s to choose from, but their ๐™‰๐™€๐™’ ramen on the menu is the ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’…๐’†๐’ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’”๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’•๐’”๐’– ๐‘ผ๐’…๐’๐’: Japanese Curry, Miso, Bok Choy, half seasoned egg, shredded nori, crispy pork katsu, served with udon noodles. Now thatโ€™s unique! All the appetizers are yummy too.๐Ÿ˜‹See you there! ๐Ÿ“553 W Diversey Pwky

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! ๐Ÿšจ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: ๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—”๐—ง๐—”๐—š๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—š๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‡๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜: ๐Ÿญ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ - October 31st.

#Tanakaramen #Chicagorestaurants #chicagofoodie #Chicagoramen #312food
NEW Location Alert!๐Ÿšจ @Soulandsmoke is now open in NEW Location Alert!๐Ÿšจ @Soulandsmoke is now open in Evanston, IL. The flagship location is where Bold BBQ meets elevated dining, community, and art. We were impressed with the curated art selection and the food was just as yummy and unique. 

Itโ€™s so hard to choose favorites, but I know youโ€™re going to ask. ๐Ÿ˜‚ So make sure you donโ€™t leave without trying the Moto Cigar Bites, Potato Salad deviled eggs, Shrimp & Grits, Mac & Cheese, and Smoke Chicken Gumbo. Thereโ€™s tons of desserts to choose from but I really liked the homemade peach cobbler and the sweet potato pie. Grab a cocktail! The vibe in the lounge is sexy! ANDโ€ฆ guess what?!? You can bring Soul & Smoke home for Thanksgiving. Order NOW!

#Evanston #soulandsmoke #Chicagobbq
#Chicagorestaurants #Chicagothanksgiving
NEW Ramen Alert!๐Ÿšจ @Stringsramen has a brand new ๐‘ซ๐’† NEW Ramen Alert!๐Ÿšจ @Stringsramen has a brand new ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’†๐’‘ ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’”๐’‰ ๐‘น๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’! What does that include?!

The deep dish, Ramen features Strings homemade secret recipe ramen noodles, pan fried and tossed with wood ear mushrooms, cabbage, bean sprouts. Topped with classic pepperoni, gooey melted mozzarella, baked to golden perfection. Crowned with a mound of scallions, crispy chili hot honey drizzle.

AND donโ€™t forget to grab an appetizer and a mocktail! 

#Chicagorestaurants #Chicagoramen #Stringsramen #Chicagoevents #chicagofood
Event Alert! ๐Ÿšจ The inaugural ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐œ๐š๐ ๐จ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ is O Event Alert! ๐Ÿšจ The inaugural ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐œ๐š๐ ๐จ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ is October 7th - 10th. @Chicagoartfair is the cityโ€™s newest contemporary and modern fine art exhibition and itโ€™s taking place at @themartchicago. Nearly 50 leading Local, National, and International galleries are in attendance. Chicago Art Fair offers a new destination to discover, experience, and collect world class artwork.

The inaugural edition of the fair features contemporary and modern paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, glass, and more. Chicago based exhibitors will join galleries from around the world, offering guests the opportunity to engage directly with gallerists and explore a wide range of artists, perspectives, and price points in an intimate, approachable setting. Get your tickets ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ today!

#Chicagoartfair #theMART #Workofart #Chicagoart #artist @themartchicago
WE did it Chicago!!!! ๐ŸŽ‰ Chicago was named Best Big WE did it Chicago!!!! ๐ŸŽ‰ Chicago was named Best Big City in the U.S. by Condรฉ Nast Traveler for the 10th year in a row! ๐Ÿ† This is a record-breaking streak that no other city has ever achieved.  CHICAGO and my fellow Chicagoans, YOU truly are a perfect 1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ! What do YOU โค๏ธ about Chicago? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ

Weโ€™re keeping the celebration going on 10/10. Mayor Brandon Johnson is officially proclaiming this Saturday, October 10 โ€œBest Big City Day.โ€ Get out and celebrate your city with custom itineraries on ChooseChicago.com. Join along the Chicago Riverwalk near City Winery from 3:30pm - 5:00pm to celebrate our amazing city with a live floating โ€œPerfect 10โ€ House music set featuring pioneering DJ Lori Branch.

10 ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐œ๐š๐ ๐จ! @Cntraveler

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๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐จ: @Choosechicago @Fiorettasteak @Delizitalian @Brasstackchicago @Manchamantelesrestaurant @caryle.club @obamafoundation @Valeriejarrett @thepeninsulachi @chicago_gourmet @jeffmauro @Babyface @Karolg @windycitysmokeout @chicagodcase @illinoisrestaurants @Koneranger @Hebrubrantley @esme_chicago @Vicmensa @MCAChicago @thedandycrown @lhchicago

#ChicagoBestBigCityx10 #NeverOutDoneChi #Chicago  #RCA2026 #AllForTheLoveOfChicago
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