I am venturing to a new US destination tomorrow morning: Chicago. After almost eight years of back and forth to New York with only a small detour to San Francisco and Boston, I have not done my part to explore the US. I drew the line when the talk of vacation to a US destination came up and decided if I keep going back to my usual haunts, I will never get to anywhere new. How will I bring back new and inspiring ideas if I keep going to the same cities (not that there is anything uninspiring about New York, SF and Boston).
I have a massive itinerary of food, food, architecture, food and men’s clothing stores (for my bf). We are an odd bunch of tourists if you ask me. Who goes to a city and completely bypasses the tourist stuff, the monuments, the things the city is well-known for and instead compiles a list of restaurants, coffee/tea shops, bakeries, and grocery stores as a way to tour a destination? I figure, it is via food that we will experience the city, its neighbourhoods and what the rave reviews are all about when people talk about Chicago pizza, chicken and waffles, hotdogs and a long list of other “chicago” style items I have read about while doing my city research.
In honour of the trip, I put together a selection of event ideas from three Chicago blogs: Chicagoist.com, Itsajaimething, and Chicago Style Unveiled
Items mentioned below:
Flirty Cupcakes (aka the cupcake van)
Looking forward to reporting back on my experiences this weekend.
via chicagoist (david burke's pastry kitchen at Primehouse)
via it's a jaime thing "cupcake on wheels"
via Chicago Style Unveiled
Thanks for featuring us in your blog! We’re thrilled that we could help you plan your Chicago. Having lived there for 13 years, Chicago holds a special place in my heart. Have a blast! It’s a FUN city!!!