It’s Spring break around these parts this week, and I have my friend Ericka visiting from Portland for the whole week! I’ve had some camera issues (who knew my camera didn’t like my new 16 gig SD card and would then eat up all the photos I take?!) but I’ve got some decent phone photos [...]
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by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 27, 2011
**Long and photo-heavy post ahead! Rather than spreading this weekend’s events out through 3 or 4 posts, they’re all going into one long post. Don’t say you haven’t been warned!** Why is the post title in French? You’ll soon find out… As an anniversary and wedding gift, my mom’s best friend (you know her as [...]
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A few days ago, I got a text message from my sister’s boyfriend Jared, who just happens to be the executive chef at Old Town Social, a truly great restaurant and bar here in Chicago, with an offer I couldn’t refuse. The message read “Hey! Would you be interested in doing a photo shoot for [...]
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What a whirlwind couple of days! After Adam and my date night on Wednesday at Seasons 52, I had a sister date downtown Chicago with my sister Leigh at Old Town Social, followed by some random photo taking, then there was the excitement of today! Thanks to all your support and votes, I’ve been selected [...]
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I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day, whatever it was that you did with your day I spent much of the morning relaxing and baking bread for my mom’s barbecue this afternoon. I ended up making two types of bread since I thought the first didn’t come out well…but I was wrong! Type [...]
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by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 30, 2010
It’s no secret that I’m a proud Chicagoan. I love the city, the people, the amazing skyline, and, as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the food. There are quite a few things that Chicago is famous for, including deep-dish pizza, Italian beef, and probably most famously, the Chicago-style hot dog red hot. Adam [...]
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