Natalia Avilez, NBC Street Team What is best described as a town surrounded by magical realism in the Gabriel García Márquez’ novel; ”One hundred years of Solitude,” is now a reality. Macondo- Colombian Coffee & Empanadas, is a fair- trade Colombian coffee and (gluten-free) empanada shop located in Lakeview that offers patrons a taste of Colombia that goes beyond Coffee. From the hand-picked selection of traditional and contemporary music that plays in [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Macondo offers Chicago patrons a taste of Colombian culture, coffee and empanadas!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An Artist Tribute: Celebrating The Black Wedding
Posted in Uncategorized on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Top commercial photographer Ven Sherrod presents “Celebrating The Black Wedding” an exhibit featuring African American Weddings.
The Pasta Bowl
Posted in events, food, restaurants, things to do, Uncategorized, tagged carlucci, contest, downers_grove, HungryZ, pasta on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most home cooks have a signature dish. You know that dish you make when you want to impress family, friends, or even that special someone.
A City Wish For Prasino
Posted in food, getting around, lunch, restaurants, things to do, Weekend Activities, tagged chicago restaurants, d.c. crenshaw, eco-friendly, fete select tv, lagrange illinois, organic cocktails, organic food, prasino, western suburbs on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
D.C. “Fete Select TV” Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team It’s rare to find a restaurant in the burbs that I really like which is not in the city. I found such a gem in the western suburbs a couple of weeks a go. Prasino, the new eco-friendly restaurant in LaGrange, promotes “green” and is doing it [...]




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