July 10, 2024
Yes, that’s some Chicago deep dish pizza right there. Some *vegan* deep dish pizza to be more accurate. It would be a quick meal I’d travel by plane to have, meeting my dear friend Angela in Chicago. Always fun with Ang! And always fun with a mojito! To summer, and Read more…
June 8, 2024
I forgot how much I like Chicago as a city… and its vegan food is plentiful. Starting early, I got a cappuccino as I usually try to do. I made my way to Beacon Donuts, a popular donut joint that is all-vegan though they don’t yell it loudly. And what Read more…
June 7, 2024
This statue… was the first. The first time a cemetery was added to a travel itinerary. 2006. So it has been a while since I saw it, but boy is it just as mesmerizing. Eternal Silence.
For reasons that will be fairly obvious as you scroll through this post, Bohemian National Cemetery was on my list for a bit. This historic cemetery was founded in 1877 βto provide a suitable burial site for persons of Bohemian birth or extraction.βΒ It is one of many beautiful cemeteries Read more…
May 24, 2018
It’s crazy to think there was a time I traveled when I didn’t have you, dear blog and reader, here to see the pictures. But after my patina love in Green-Wood Cemetery, I dug up these pictures from 2006.Β The reason for my visit to Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, the Read more…
August 27, 2015
I first ate at Chicago Diner in 1999 when I was driving cross country to settle in Seattle, Washington. Though I am not 100% sure I picked up this menu at that time, it’s all I got to remember this early visit. Before I blogged about food, before they had Read more…
July 12, 2014
The first full day in Chicago, Illinois on my own started at West Town Bakery & Diner, a spacious eatery with that ol’ diner feel… and a stocked bakery case with vegan delights. Breakfast was in order, and a sweet one at that. Sweet indeed.Β The Vegan S’mores Pancakes: Dark chocolate Read more…
July 11, 2014
With this midwest jaunt winding down, it was time to head back to Chicago so check out some of their great vegan options before time runs thin. We returned to Chicago by way of Madison, Wisconsin, hitting two spots we missed on the way out west. First, Bloom Bake Shop Read more…
July 6, 2014
Home very briefly, it was time already to head back into these United States… by way of Chicago. But first, a scenic overlook in which we gaze upon the isle of Manhattan, New York City’s shining man-child and it’s pleasingly sharp rectangular Central Park. We’d arrive in Chicago hungry, ready Read more…
July 20, 2009
In Chicago again for the Pitchfork Music Festival I realized I kinda, like, love Chicago.α¦ But moving onward to food, something far more translatable to the written word… I took the opportunity to squeeze in some vegan eats in before, between and after musical acts. As was the case last Read more…
July 30, 2008
Blues are the most caring, nurturing and protective personalities in the color-spectrum. They live out of their hearts and their emotions. Their life purpose is to serve, help and love others. Blues have an inner knowledge and wisdom and they feel and know what is right without needing facts or Read more…
July 22, 2008
I spent this past weekend in Chicago, Illinois for the annual Pitchfork festival, the nation’s best summer music festival. Besides the great line-up of artists, Pitchfork covers all the bases of the top-notch outdoor festival, satisfying a finicky gal concerned with sustainability and quality: a spacious location close to the Read more…
July 20, 2008
I had been to the famous Chicago Diner years ago, back when my taste buds were less sophisticated and my veganism less creative. But this time around I was able to appreciate its broad selection of eats and amazing sweet treats more thoroughly. The Buffalo wings (below) were amazing, right Read more…