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Ascending San Salvatore
Whenever I am ascending a tall structure, whether it is a building or a church, I always think that it could not get any worse elsewhere. Well, it did in Paradiso (how ironic). There are three major...
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Some non-authentic Chinese food
Wangfujing is a famous, overpriced shopping street (Figure 1) that attracts tourists because of its world renowned exotic foods. Needless to say, I had to go. Multiple times. The first time, I went...
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The little one
Ever since it opened, I wanted to go to Embeya, an Asian fusion restaurant in the west loop named after the head chef’s childhood nickname of “little one”. With practically raving reviews from Timeout...
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Carnivale in Chicago
Carnivale is that fabulous celebration before Lent, but in Chicago, it is a famed restaurant for its colorful decorations (Figure 1) and foods. To quench your thirst, Carnivale offers an entire list of...
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Slurping Turtle: Before and after
Slurping Turtle is a modern looking eatery that serves foods from Chef Takashi’s childhood. However, the noodles used to be a sore disappointment every time we went, and nothing else really stood out...
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A morning of Firecakes
The early bird gets the specialty doughnuts. Well, that’s the revised saying applied to the doughnut scene in Chicago. People are willing to spend over an hour during the waking hours waiting in a...
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Bang Bang Pie Shop
On our way to dinner we passed by the infamous Bang Bang Pie Shop, and we just had to stop inside in the vintage-decorated eatery for a pre-dinner snack… I loved how the shadows creeped on the red,...
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