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Cooking with Mustard Girl and the Underground Chef at the Kenmore Live Studio

It amazes me that so often people thing they have to spend a fortune to have a really fun and unique evening out in Chicago. Clearly you folks don’t know where to look. In my latest adventures, the other half and I found ourselves at the “Kenmore Live Studio” on the corner of Wells and... Read more »

By Awesome Barb,
June 11, 2010 at 12:57 pm

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Clandestino: Chicago's Most Awesome Underground Supper Club

Clandestine. Characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment. Dinner. The main meal of the day, typically eaten in the evening. Combine the two concepts and you’ve got the most brilliantly awesome underground supper club in Chicago–Clandestino.  Given only the clue of a theme, dinner-goers are led to a mystery location for a meal... Read more »

By Awesome Barb,
May 9, 2010 at 2:25 pm

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"The Chick" is coming!!

(Wow…that subject line sounds like some inappropriate comment in an adult film…) You asked and they listened. Yes…the rumors are true. “The Chick,” in all its awesome glory, is finally coming to Chicago! Atlanta-based chain, Chick-fil-A, is slated to open three initial restaurants in Chicagoland area this year (insert ridiculous jubilation in my voice as my... Read more »

By Awesome Barb,
April 26, 2010 at 12:32 pm

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