
Bongo Room’s 25th Anniversary for the Chicago Tribune
Full disclosure: I worked at the Bongo Room for much of my twenties, and it was one of the best jobs I have ever had. However, that doesn't take away from the incredible feat of the owners, John Latino and Derrick Robles, successfully…
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Crain’s Best New Event Spaces 2018
This was my second year doing the Best New Event Spaces story for Crain's Chicago Business, and it's one of my favorites. It's a beast of a feature, for sure. But I love being able to chat with entrepreneurs about what drives them and how…
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Plate magazine: Misconceptions about Irish food
This story for Plate Magazine is one I've wanted to write for years! It's about all the misconceptions surrounding traditional Irish cuisine. (Spoiler: put down the corned beef and cabbage.) It's always so much fun to speak with chefs…
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Crain’s Best New Event Spaces 2017
It was such an honor — and so much fun — to work on this feature for Crain's Chicago Business. It's a list of the city's best new event spaces, and it involved visiting so many incredible spaces. Narrowing it down to the strongest,…
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Lucky Peach: We Love Mom
One of my favorite assignments in my entire career — I got to sing the praises of my amazing mom and our New Year's Day goulash tradition for Lucky…
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Splash: The Gage restaurant
A piece on The Gage, a Chicago restaurant that has Irish roots but stirs in other culinary influences from around the…
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