Dining Lake County
Food Trucks in the ‘Burbs
It’s a food truck summer! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Lake County Food Trucks and made a list of Lake County Food Truck Events. […]
restaurants
Little Reviews
Little Reviews: Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe {Libertyville}
If you have lived in Lake County for a while and frequently cruise down North Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville, you have probably passed Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe several times. If you have never stopped there, […]
Date Nights
Winter Date Night Ideas That Don’t Suck Because Winter Does
I don’t know about you, but winter isn’t my favorite season. The weather, the short days and the cold make me sad, bloated and not a very nice person. So I try to find new […]
Winter
101 Things to Do This Winter in Lake County
I said I would never write another one of these lists last winter. Then I signed up for the summer edition. No one forced me to, I did it voluntarily. Then I joked on Facebook […]
Fan Favorites
Tried and True Favorite Restaurants in Lake County
A few weeks ago, a friend and I were sitting in the Townee Square Restaurant in Libertyville (a staple downtown since 1986) venting about life, eating some amazing breakfast and it got me to thinking […]
Restaurants
Best Places for Waffles in Lake County
Lake County has plenty of places to get your waffle fix (it’s a thing) on. Whether you like Belgian, blueberry, chocolate chip, bacon infused, chicken and waffles, or just plain old waffles by themselves, we […]
Dining with Children
Family-Friendly Beer Gardens in Lake County
I am starting to see a trend: about me writing articles that have to do with eating, booze, being outside, and/or dragging the children along. To be fair, I signed on for this but I […]
Dining with Children
Outdoor Dining with Toddlers
Let’s face it, dining out with little ones is not fun. At all. But when you have toddlers, you need to get out of the house eventually and because I love to help the people, […]
Family Travel
Worth the Trip: A Day Trip to Elgin
Growing up in Lake County, I didn’t really realize life existed to our west. But as an adult, I called Elgin home for over ten years. Now that I have been back in Lake County […]
Dining with Children
Happy Hour with the Kids in Tow: Five Kid-Friendly Options in Lake County
Personally, I had no idea happy hour even existed any more because when I go out to eat, EVERY hour is happy hour if you get what I’m throwing down. But I don’t want happiness to […]