As a style blogger (and a full-time photographer) I’m always on the lookout for a great new location to shoot at. Shooting outside is a necessary evil for style bloggers but it can be a lot trickier to get right than…
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Literally next door to one of my favorite (budget-friendly!) restaurants in Chicago, The Allis, is yet ANOTHER of my favorite haunts. Right up the stairs from Allis, inside the very same building, is a delicious little spot I find myself at ALL…
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“Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.” — Earl Nightingale
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As I first mentioned last week, in 2004 I went on an exchange program to live with a wonderful family in the French city of Grenoble. It was my first time leaving the country and my first, true introduction to the culinary…
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Sed Bona, a snippet of the Latin phrase “Pauca Sed Bona“, means “quality over quantity”. It means that having more isn’t always best. It means empowering yourself to do fewer but better, more beautiful, and more fruitful things
