Celebrate Good Food With Us At The @GoodFoodFestChi! #GFFChi

Parenting, Travel, Lifestyle
FamilyFarmed.org invites you to a day of samples from local food artisans, workshops, chef demos, and fun learning experiences for kids at the Kids’ Corner!We have an exciting day of events planned for you!Urban Farm Bus Tour – 9:00am To 12:00pm – $95 (Special Ticket Required) Join us for a tour of four...

Navigate @Chicago_Gourmet Weekend Like A Pro With @BonAppetit’s Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport

Parenting, Travel
Navigate Chicago Gourmet Weekend Like A Pro Bon Appetit’s Editor-in-Chief Adam RapoportThe nation’s premier culinary experience is back this weekend, September 26 – 28 and Bon Appétit’s Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport, a Chicago Gourmet veteran, shares his sage advice to help guide festival-goers through the weekend-long culinary heaven in Millennium Park....

Giveaway: 4 Tickets to The Morton Arboretum Summer Travel Festival

Parenting, Travel
Tickets were donated by The Morton Arboretum to MommaCuisine.com.TOUR THE COUNTRY WITH THE MORTON ARBORETUM’S TRAVEL AMERICA SUMMER FESTIVAL–  The first of three cultural festivals, this July 5-6 event unfurls a roadmap to uniquely American music, performances, food and fun for the family  –LISLE, Ill. (June 24, 2014) — This...

Video: @MidwestDairy Lindale Holstein Farm | Food Travels

Parenting, Travel
This episode of Food Travels is sponsored by Midwest Dairy Association. It’s National Dairy Month and I teamed up with the Midwest Dairy Association and Lindale Holstein’s in Hampshire Illinois for this episode of Food Travels where I visited and explored the dairy farm with my family and crew. We had such an amazing...

Apple Picking Episode | Food Travels sponsored by @RavedMobile

Parenting, Travel, Lifestyle

2013 Momma Cuisine Summer Cooking Tour sponsored by @Buick #MCBuickTour

Parenting, Travel, Lifestyle
Cooking Personality Momma Cuisine Kicks Off Summer Cooking Tour with Buick Featuring live demos at each of six Farmers Market locations, Buick test drives and celebrity guestsMost Chicagoans attend summer farmers markets in their quaint downtown neighborhoods, but this year Chicago’s suburbs are hosting their own weekend markets to accommodate...

{video} Gatsby-Style Dining, Sunset Toast and Local Foods in Lake Geneva, WI #MCFoodTravels

Travel
Momma Cuisine’s Food Travels – One Night’s Stay in Lake Geneva, WisconsinLake Geneva, Wisconsin is just a couple of hours north of Chicago and a beloved playground and quick getaway for many Chicagoans. Celebrities, politicians, dignitaries, socialites and families alike flock to Lake Geneva and even call it home for...

{family travel} The National Park Service Plans for Sustainability

Parenting, Travel
This story was shared by the National Park Service for MommaCuisine.com. Photo credit: http://www.bigfoto.com/One year after releasing a strategic plan – and a shared vision – for sustainable operations within our nation’s parks, the National Park Service is going even greener. In the year since the Green Parks Plan, released on Earth...

Momma Cuisine's Food Travels - Fried Chicken and Ronald Reagan in Dixon, Illinois

Parenting, Travel
Momma Cuisine’s Food Travels Episode 1 – Fried Chicken and Ronald Reagan in Dixon, IllinoisClassic Americana is getting in the family car and taking either a day trip or a longer road trip across state lines. On the first weekend of Spring Break, me and my husband decided to load...

{Chicago} @ChicagoIdeas Week Urban Winemaking Lab at @CityWineryChi

Lifestyle, Travel
It’s the second year of  Chicago Ideas Week and once again it’s been a week full of amazing speakers, workshops, and labs held in various places of interest in Chicago where like-minded folks come together to well…share ideas and stories!Chicago Ideas Week (CIW) is about the sharing of ideas, inspiring action,...

{travel} @UrbanSpoon Names Top Fifty Restaurants To Dine With A Celeb

Lifestyle, Travel
Photo credit: Sunda ChicagoCatching a glimpse of a famous face while you’re grabbing a drink or a bite to eat can turn an everyday activity into a star-studded event for tourists and locals alike, but the trick lies in knowing where to go to increase your odds of a celebrity...

{food festival} @Buick the official vehicles of Bon Appétit presents Chicago Gourmet

Lifestyle, Travel
This summer, I hit the road with Buick for the “Buick & Momma Cuisine French Market Tour“, and they’re back in Chicago in a major way as the official vehicles of Bon Appétit presents Chicago Gourmet, a premier culinary experience to be held in Millennium Park September 29-30, 2012.The new models of...

{travel} Chinatown Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour w/ @ChiFoodPlanet

Parenting, Travel, Lifestyle
Staycations are all the rage these days as families and singles alike still want a fabulous time off, but may not have all the funds (or time) to escape to another city, state or country.In a metropolitan city like Chicago, seeing double-decker tour buses and a mass of tourists is part...

Guest Judging the Kenmore (@kenmoreconnect) Best Sandwich Contest w/ Special Guest, @AdamRichman

Lifestyle, Travel
Photo courtesy of KenmoreYou know Adam Richman best as the funny host with a HUGE appetite of Man vs. Food on the Travel Channel. On June 6, 2012, (9/8C)  the Travel Channel and Adam Richman joined forces again for a new show called, Best Sandwich in America, where he visits various regions to...

{family travel} Luxury Staycation at Hyatt Regency Chicago

Travel
When planning a luxury vacation, I often flip through glossy travel magazines and look at places like the Caribbean Islands, London, Ireland, Paris, Virgin Islands and more. But for a typical family of five like mine, luxurious family vacations are few and far between. With rising airline tickets, expenses, and...

{Trib Local} #MenuTour at Midtown Kitchen + Bar (pics)

Lifestyle, Travel
On Thursday, February 16, 2012, the eve of Chicago Restaurant Week; Restaurants-America with Social Rev Up, brought Chicago lifestyle and food bloggers together for a #MenuTour of their four restaurants concepts in Chicago at Midtown Kitchen + Bar; located at 203 N. LaSalle.READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON TRIB LOCAL#MenuTour was hosted by Restaurants-America and SocialRevUp at Midtown Kitchen...

{Trib Local} Filming at the Green Earth Institute in McDonald Farm

Parenting, Travel, Lifestyle
As a sponsor of the Good Food Festival Chicago 2012, formally the Family Farmed Expo in March 15-17, 2012, I was invited by the founder of the Green Earth Institute to visit the farm and learn about their programs and what CSA’s are all about.Steve Tiwald is the founder of the Green...

{lifestyle} Guide to Shopping at Ethnic Markets

Lifestyle, Travel
As more and more people are now aware about their foods and finding ways to eat healthy without sacrificing flavor, many of the traditional big box grocery stores are falling flat in offering exciting ingredients many home cooks and food enthusiasts are looking for.Because of this, ethnic food grocery chains...

{lifestyle} Chicago Toy & Game Fair

Parenting, Lifestyle, Travel
Launched in 2003, by Founder Mary Couzin, the Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTag) is the only non-hobby toy and game show open to the public in the United States.Held in Navy Pier, one of Chicago’s main tourist attractions and on the same weekend as the Lights Festival on Michigan Avenue where...

{travel} Historic Hotels: The Mission Inn & Spa

Travel
According the Explore Riverside website, it states, With a population of more than 300,000, the City of Riverside is ranked as the 12th largest city in California and the 6th largest city in Southern California. The City is the seat of the 2nd fastest growing county in the nation and leads the region...