Happy Pho of July! This Fourth of July celebrate your patriotism with a bowl of a soon-to-be American classic. Living in Chicago, a quintessential melting pot, I’ve tried a wide variety of international cuisine in very intimate, authentic, and mom & pop style eateries. Whether it’s pot-stickers, samosas, baba ghanoush, or pierogies, what was ten […]

Ode to Barcelona! As one of my favorite cities in the world, Barcelona thrives with its flavorful and fanciful cuisine. It is no wonder that I find myself in the colder months of the year missing the Park Guell and Sagrada Familia of Guadi, the artists and street performers of Las Ramblas, the rhythms and […]

Mon Cheri, France With a baguette tucked under one arm, I stroll the cobblestone streets of Montmartre, my legs dressed in my favorite pair of brown leather riding boots, my neck loosely wrapped with a cashmere scarf. Inhaling the autumn air at the highest point in Paris, the point where all the man made beauty […]