Tag Archives: Food

I was asked to pick out a restaurant near Allstate Arena in Rosemont this past weekend. The in-laws were taking the family to a Chicago Wolves game, and while I opted out of joining them (because sitting in the Allstate … Continue reading →

Posted on January 4, 2013 by TwobitMe | 2 Comments

Consumer Reports: “Why Your Favorite Fast Food Sucks/Rules”

Posted on July 1, 2011 by TwobitMe

The newly released Consumer Reports article isn’t going to shock anyone in terms of what they discovered when rating the fast food world of burgers, pizzas, tacos and chicken. It may shock you to learn that they think (insert your … Continue reading →

Posted in burgers, fast food, mexican, pizza | Tagged bk whopper, burgers, chicken, consumer reports, fast food, Food, fries, mexican, pizza | Leave a comment

Why I Can’t Be Vegan – Soy Cheese

Posted on February 1, 2011 by TwobitMe

In my early days of going vegetarian, I briefly flirted with the idea of just dropping all animal products and trying out veganism. I figured I was able to cut out red meat, chicken and fish pretty much (I realize … Continue reading →

Posted in misc, pizza, vegetarian | Tagged cheese, Food, pizza, pro-wings, soy cheese, vegan, vegetarian | 7 Comments

I do not like your recipes Biggest Loser

Posted on December 9, 2010 by TwobitMe

We’ve been attempting to eat healthier, and to do so we invested some money in the Biggest Loser cookbook collection. We’ve also discovered the problem with many of the diet cook books: The food is bland. Chicago magazine’s food section, … Continue reading →

Posted in recipes, sandwich, vegetarian | Tagged cook books, Food, recipe, sandwich, sandwiches, weightloss | 7 Comments

Butternut Squash and “Sausage” Bake

Posted on December 8, 2010 by TwobitMe

Oh Serious Eats, you are seriously a great recipe source. Seriously. So is our friend Jen who pointed me to this recipe. She cooks it annually as part of her orphan Thanksgiving group, but mentioned that it would be something … Continue reading →

Posted in dinner, recipes, vegetables, vegetarian | Tagged butternut, butternut squash, dinner, Food, recipes, Serious Eats, vegetarian | Leave a comment

A Very Fritz Pastry Q&A

Posted on April 28, 2009 by TwobitMe

I met up with Elaine Heaney, Nathaniel Meads and Jared Nance, the partners behind Fritz Pastry, a couple weeks before their grand opening to talk about a variety of topics, including why they decided now was the time to open … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, baking, breakfast, Chicago, dinner, Interview, Lakeview, lunch, restaurants, vegetarian | Tagged baking, breakfast, Chicago, dinner, Food, Fritz Pastry, Lakeview, lunch, pastry, restaurant, vegan | 1 Comment

Episode 8: Gods, Peanut Butter & Bagels

Posted on June 26, 2008 by TwobitMe

The most opinionated, least researched show about Chicago, her suburbs, and her culture. This week, can Mike & Katie convince themselves that anything involving the words peanut butter and cream cheese is healthy? Could it be true? Did out mothers … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, Chicago, chocolate, dessert, dinner, impulse buy, junk food, Peanut Butter, Podcast, recipes, restaurants | Tagged Chicago, dessert, Food, Movies, Peanut Butter, recipes, restaurants, suburbs, tru | Leave a comment

Cilantro Grill in Romeoville Under New Management

Posted on June 25, 2008 by TwobitMe

We met up at Crispy Waffle with a reporter for the Naperville Sun this morning to be part of a feature on local food bloggers. We were surprised to see that Cilantro Grill is no more. Instead we have a … Continue reading →