It’s been about two years since I last did a guide to Chicago and since then so many places have emerged. I’ve found a new found love for discovering restaurants, coffee shops and grab and go spots in the city and love sharing them with you guys. I’ve wanted to do this for quite a few months now but I’m going to be putting together separate guides rather than one post alone. To start, I figured ...
Chickpea’s Guide to the Best (Not So Sweet) Matcha in Chicago
I’m so excited to share today’s post with you guys. I am such a sucker for a good matcha latte and I think it’s so important for my readers and followers to know the best spots (especially when traveling) to get one. So many coffee shops these days sneak sugar into pretty much every beverage they can which drives me up the wall and around the corner. Truly. That’s why I wanted to put together this ...
Chickpea’s Guide to Chicago: Part 2
I can’t believe that this is the first week of October. I can't even begin to express my excitement as this month will probably be the busiest, most insane and stressful yet also most relaxing month of this year. At the end of the month, I'll be working a dietitian trade show called FNCE that is being held in Chicago this year. A ton of my friends from Instagram and the blogging community will be ...
The Reasons To Shop At Whole Foods: My Favorite Products
Oh Sunday, how I love you so much. Like most people, I spend my Sundays running through the aisles of Whole Foods (and Trader Joe's - trust me, I have to budget somewhere) perusing new products and then picking up my old favorites. This morning was another one of those days where I planned on going into Whole Foods for maybe 5 items and left with 2 bags full and slightly more broke. People ask ...
The Chickpea’s Summer in The City: Vol. 1
Hi, friends! Happiest of Saturdays to all of you. It's only 10am and I've been awake since 5am, doing laundry, grabbing coffee and then got in a SoulCycle class. My usual Saturday morning routine. I started writing this post last night as a part of my "Friday Favorites" but then fell asleep too soon to finish it... So, here we are! But this time I'm taking it a different route... I have done ...
The Chickpea’s Guide to The City: Chicago Eats
Hello my garbanzo beans throughout Chicago (and beyond)! Happy Sunday to you, wherever you’re reading this from. Today I’m cracking down on what seems like the #1 post that everyone has been asking for but hasn’t received yet… until now. My favorite spots in Chicago to go to eat and drink. Being in Chicago for almost four years, I’ve experienced the food scene here to some degree. But don’t ...