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Caribbean Heat meets Southern Sweet: Chef Jamika Pessoa

March 15, 2020 by Chi@glance

Sheโ€™s Southern sweet, but brings the Caribbean Heat! Chi@Glance next interview feature heads back to the kitchen with Celebrity Chef Jamika Pessoa. Chef Jamika is a Southern Belle born and raised in Alabama with Caribbean roots. Her dad is from Jamaica and her mom hails from Trinidad. Chef Jamika is known for combining both cuisines […]

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Krispy Kreme goes GREEN to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

March 13, 2020 by Chi@glance

Mischievous Leprechauns Are Sneaking Into KRISPY KREMEยฎ Shops, Turning ALL Doughnuts GREEN to Celebrate St. Patrickโ€™s Day Krispy Kreme has created a Leprechaun Trap Doughnut filled with Irish Kreme for lucky fans to catch them Saturday, March 14th through Tuesday, March 17 Mischievous leprechauns are sneaking into Krispy Kreme shops across the country and arenโ€™t […]

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Dinner with Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Winemakers

March 10, 2020 by Chi@glance

Take me back to Napa Valley! Breathtaking views, distinguish wineries, food/wine pairings, and of course wine tastings. Located in California, Napa Valley, has more than 400 wineries. 95% of wineries in Napa are family owned and operated. No matter your level of wine knowledge thereโ€™s something for everyone in Napa. As one of the worldโ€™s […]

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@TasteLouisiana was in Chicago. It was a little sl @TasteLouisiana was in Chicago. It was a little slice of the Bayou without leaving the city! ๐ŸŽบ

The exclusive evening brought together 16 award-winning chefs from Louisiana to present unforgettable bites. Everything from fresh Louisiana seafood and iconic Cajun and Creole flavors to dishes inspired by the stateโ€™s vibrant culinary scene. What a night of bold Southern flavors!

#louisiana #chicagoevents #TasteLAinchicago #chicagofoodie #tasteoflouisiana
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
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