Rooftop Garden McCormick Place, Chicago

I first learned about urban/rooftop gardens from my friend Sara Pool, Portland, Oregon’s leading garden and foraging expert. .  She is a big advocate of this kind of thing, and Portland has been an early adapter of the concept. Attending the National Restaurant Show this past week, I was interested to learn about the garden… Continue reading Rooftop Garden McCormick Place, Chicago

Fuddruckers Review

Spoiler alert.  I really enjoyed this visit.   Can’t remember when the last time was that I stopped in a Fuddruckers, but it was certainly prior to their menu expansion, including “exotic” burgers, like elk, boar, turkey, kobe, and others (depending on location). I went with the elk ($9.99) and it was cooked to order,… Continue reading Fuddruckers Review

Big Chef Review – Schaumburg, IL

Classically trained chefs open burger restaurants.  As sign of the times, one suspects, and capitalizing on an “American craze” the past few years.  I don’t know what started the current infatuation with burgers, tho I thought personally it was a reflection of the economic downturn – people still wanted to go out for beef, but… Continue reading Big Chef Review – Schaumburg, IL

Buddig Corned Beef Review

I call these kind of lunch meats “pressed, chopped, and formed,” but on the package, I notice it says “cooked, chopped, and pressed.”  My bad.  My mom was on a kick with these kind of ‘meats’ for supplying our brown bag lunches during our coming up years.  Although my siblings and I were relatively healthy… Continue reading Buddig Corned Beef Review