With every new fall season, we have an excuse to try out some favorite fall recipes. Crock Pot Chili, as we lovingly call it, has become a fall staple in our home. Chilis are packed with hearty goodness and just the right amount of healthy nourishment to get us through the cold Chicago months. Here…
2018 Taste of Ravenswood – Recap
We were fortunate to be invited to this year’s Taste of Ravenswood, hosted by the Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce. The event featured a number of restaurants, brewers and spirit makers in the industrial, urban loft space that is the Ravenswood Event Center. With live music in the background and neighborhood locals around us, we set…
How To Plan the Perfect Trip
Taking vacations is always a good idea; tacking one onto a work trip is even better! Either way, if you don’t do your homework ahead of time, you might regret missing out on experiences in a new location. As they say, if you fail to plan…plan to fail! This is why, we always make it…
A Homemade Sweet Potato Brunch
Weekend brunches are our favorite! We’ve enjoyed some creatively delicious dishes, eating the sweet and the savory all in one bite! One specific brunch menu item that has stuck with us is the Sweet Potato Skillet from the IO Godfrey Rooftop. We attempted to recreate the dish, with our own spin, using ingredients we had…
2018 Chicago Ideas Week – Recap
We just wrapped up an invigorating week of discussions and learning labs at the Chicago Ideas Week (CIW). For those unfamiliar, CIW “is a seven-day festival featuring over 200 global thought leaders and innovators speaking on a variety of topics ranging from leadership and life’s lessons, to science and technology, to the most pressing issues…
Running Thru the ‘6’ in 48 Hours
We’re always looking for quick road trips to fill up our occasional long weekend. Last year, we decided to visit our neighbors to the North in Toronto, Ontario. In preparation for the eight hour drive, we updated our iTunes Music libraries and downloaded a few podcasts. While Salima prefers political podcasts, Karim enjoys 90’s rap…
Hamilton & Chill
Hamilton the Musical was the most FOMO inducing event of this DECADE, it seems like! Especially in the current political environment, we were dying to relive our history and refresh ourselves on what our Founding Fathers originally envisioned for the United States! But tickets were INSANELY expensive! We were playing the Hamilton lottery almost every…
WE AP”PERU”VE
This past July, we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary! In an effort to relive our “exotic” travel-themed wedding week + our “exotic” honeymoon (in Mauritius and South Africa, details to come!) we turned to our foodie friends for an “exotic” dinner recommendation. Our only requisites: distinct flavors and a unique atmosphere! There was a…
Birthday Bites!
Birthdays have always been a BIG DEAL in our family! They’re the best way to celebrate life, reflect on the past year and set goals for the year to come. But really, they’re the greatest excuse to enjoy a delicious, fancier-than-usual meal! Every year for our birthdays, both within 14 days of each other in September,…
a fare affair 