Event: Paella Parade

Paella anyone?

This Thursday I will be at Millennium Park Rooftop Terrace sampling Paella at El Coto de Rioja Paella Parade^TM, a celebration of Spanish food and culture. Following last year’s successful Paella celebration, seven local chefs and restaurateurs will come together to compete and showcase Chicago’s top Paella-making skills, vying for the titles of Best Use of Ingredients, Most Creative, Prettiest and the top prize: Paella Parade Pleaser.  

Guests will have an opportunity to taste each chef’s unique version of Spain’s most beloved signature dish during the competition while sipping delicious wines from El Coto de Rioja. Good times!!!!

Why not skip cooking and join the festivities this Thursday, June 23 from 6-9 p.m. at Millennium Park's Rooftop Terrace, 205 E. Randolph Street. Click here to purchase tickets.

Participating Restaurants:

Province Restaurant

161 N Jefferson

Chicago, IL 60661

www.provincerestaurant.com

Chef/Owner: Randy Zweiban

Emilio’s Tapas Restaurant (2 locations)

215 E Ohio Street

Chicago, IL 60611

www.Emiliostapas.com     

Chef/Owner: Emilio Gervilla

Socca Restaurant

3301 N Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60657

www.soccachicago.com

Chef/Owner: Roger Herring

Four Corners Tavern Group (7 locations)

3258 N Southport

Chicago, IL 60657

www.fourcornerstaverns.com

Chef: Demonthenese Davis

Carnivale Restaurant

702 W Fulton Market

Chicago, IL 60661

www.carnivalechicago.com

Chef: Mark Mendez

Whole Foods Market Lincoln Park

1550 N Kingsbury Street

Chicago, IL 60642

www.wholefoodsmarket.com

Chef: Won Kim

Tapas Gitana (2 locations)

3445 N Halsted

Chicago, IL 60657

www.tapasgitana.com

Chef: Andy Novak

Click here for more information about Paella

Celebrate YOU Chicago {Spa Week, Single Edition Media, & Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa}

Last night I went to Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa for the launch of Celebrate YOU Chicago’s Spa Week’s Fall 2010 spa directory. Spa Week and Single Edition Media planned a fabulous blogger event at the salon.

There were exhilarating chair massages, manicures, lip treatments, and makeup applications offered to guests. The wine was flowing, sushi trays were plenty, and the Chicago bloggerati was in full effect! I had a blast. Joseph Michael’s staff was extremely friendly and willing to answer all our beauty questions. I think the chair massages were the favorite indulgence of the night because everyone who got up from the chair had the most blissful smiles plastered on their faces. I opted for a manicure in Essie’s Lilacism.

I went on a tour of the salon and had the opportunity to chat with stylist Gregory Dickinson, Joseph Michael’s Textured Hair Specialist, about coloring relaxed hair.

Here’s a few pictures I took of the spa and salon:

Above: The shampoo area & massaging shampoo bowl chairs.

The Pedicure Room

 

Art work

Above: The $50 Spa Week Gift Card yours truly won!!!!!!!!

Chicago Spa Week® Fall 2010 is taking place September 13-19, you can indulge in a full week of luxurious spa treatments for just $50 at many of Chicago’s premiere salons and spas. Massages, facials, body scrubs, acupuncture, Botox… the options are endless and the price is right. I highly recommend you check out Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa for your Spa Week indulgences.

For More Information:

Spa Week

Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa

Single Edition Media

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=201505&id=22158024090


http://www.spaweekblog.com/2010/08/17/chicago-party-recap-celebrate-you/

Fuerza Bruta {Look Up!!}

I was invited to the Fuerza Bruta Blogger Bash on Wednesday and I was completely (and sometimes literally)blown away by the nonstop action, pulsating beats, and windstorms.

Fuerza Bruta isn’t just a performance, it’s an experience and a mind trip. Honestly whatever you take from it - is what it is. I saw social rebellion and self expression come to life in the form of rhythmic anarchy. To someone else, Fuerza Bruta may just have been a nonstop party. The great thing is both points of view are right. Here’s a quote from the program:

“The language is abstract, each one thinks what they want. Absolutely abstract. Since the creation, no one knows the meaning of the work, because it doesn’t have one.”

I guarantee you have never seen anything like Fuerza Bruta. After checking Broadway in Chicago’s website and reading that I’d be standing for the 65 minute show, my eyebrow raised a little bit but my curiosity was definitely piqued. I slipped my flats on and met my good friend at the theatre.

The audience stands on the stage during the entire show. Upon arriving we tried to find the best spot to stand because there’s a height issue for me (I’m just barely 5’3” in flats). I wasn’t sure where to position myself to best see anything and it didn’t matter much anyway because everyone standing in front of me was blocking what little view I managed to find.

We were told to turn the flashes on our cameras off before the show began. The ushers were on stage directing the audience on where to stand during the various scenes. Thank goodness my friend is like 5’10”  she played cameraman (Thanks V).

I can’t begin to explain the show to you guys so please enjoy the pics and the video below. If you’re in Chicago, I HIGHLY recommend seeing Fuerza Bruta.

 

For more information:

Fuerza Bruta Official Website

Broadway in Chicago