by Diana Chen | Nov 14, 2020 | Travel
If there’s a silver lining to the pandemic, it’s that the pandemic has forced us to take more road trips and explore closer to home. Since buying our car six months ago, we’ve already put more mileage on it than the average person puts on their car...
by Diana Chen | Jun 4, 2020 | Food, Travel
One of the few positive things to come out of sheltering in place for the last three months for me has been an expanded repertoire of Chicago restaurants. I’ve always been pretty good about keeping up with the Chicago food and drink scene and trying new...
by Hope Chen | Jun 3, 2020 | Travel
There are a number of existing resources and lists for Black-owned restaurants that you can support in NYC, so I decided to compile all of these resources into one master list. This list includes resources for finding Black-owned businesses of all kinds –...
by Diana Chen | Feb 27, 2020 | Destinations, Food, Travel
Why choose between quality and quantity when you can have both? There’s a common misconception that all-you-can-eat (AYCE) sushi is inevitably of lower quality than a la carte sushi. Thankfully, Chicago is on a mission to prove everyone who believes this to be...
by Diana Chen | Feb 21, 2020 | Destinations, Food, Travel
If you told me I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, I’d probably choose ramen. Chicago has seen a growth in ramen shops over the last few years, and I’ve made it a point to sample as many as I can. Here is my roundup of the top five best...
by Hope Chen | Feb 9, 2020 | Destinations, Travel
This post was originally supposed to be an ‘Ultimate Guide to the East Village’ but as I was going through the different sections, I realized that I had significantly more ideas for bars than for anything else. So alas, here is yet another post on my favourite pastime...
