Chicago
Brunch in Chicago isn’t just a late breakfast on Sunday morning, it’s a whole ritual that involves good company, creative dishes, and often copious amounts of mimosas and bloody marys. Here are some of the best spots in the city to indulge in the perfect Chicago brunch.
Orange Even with six locations in the city, each location of Orange still regularly pulls in the crowds, especially on weekends. Come early (or come once the brunch rush is over, around 2pm) or expect
The very first time I went to Hot Doug’s, “Chicago’s Sausage Superstore and Encased Meat Emporium”, I was standing in a long line that snaked out of the building and around the corner when a car rolled slowly by. The driver leaned out the open window and yelled, “They’re just hot dogs!”
I began to get nervous. You see, not only was I potentially wasting an hour of my day for something that was “just a hot dog”, but I’d also
Late one night, when we were all in bed,
Old Mother Leary left a lantern in the shed;
And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said,
“There’ll be a hot time in the old town, tonight.”
In October of 1871, a fire started near the O’Leary Barn in Chicago. The fire spread quickly and soon raged out of control. The fire, which would later become known as the Great Chicago Fire, burned from Sunday night to Tuesday morning and
Lincoln Park runs roughly from (south to north) North Avenue to Belmont and from (east to west) Lake Michigan to the Chicago River. Like many of Chicago’s neighborhoods, the area was once home to many Puerto Rican immigrants. Now it is one of the most expensive areas to live in the city. Many of the homes here sell for over $1 million, and the neighborhood contains the most-expensive block in Chicago.
Though the area is home to many affluent families, it’s
Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ukranian Village and Logan Square all seemed to get lumped together by many Chicagoans. The group of neighborhoods lies along the el tracks of the Blue Line, about a 10-minute ride from the Loop. The areas started out as Polish working class in the mid-1800’s and later became predominantly German. Puerto Ricans and African Americans moved in during the 1970’s and 80’s. The neighborhoods were a little grittier and crime was prevalent then, particularly
Old Town is located just south of Lincoln Park and is bordered by Armitage to the north and North Avenue to the south. The area has gone through several incarnations. In the 1950’s the area was home to many Puerto Rican immigrants as well as many gays and lesbians (who later moved further north into the Lakeview neighborhood).
Today, the area is home to affluent young singles and families and has a lively nightlife scene, plentiful trendy restaurants and lots of
