Ever hear of Savored?

C introduced me to Savored - go here Basically, if you spend $10 you can get a 30% discount on your entire bill (including liquor!)

Right now they only have restaurants for Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Denver Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and DC. (Unfortunate for my Milwaukee friends.)


I LOVE going to nice restaurants, but I feel guilty buying a bottle of wine when I can get it for 1/3 of the price at a liquor store.  So knowing I get 30% off really helps the guilt. :) 

Most of the restaurants are pretty nice.  I'm going to Boston later this year for my cousin's wedding so I plan on using this to go to a nice restaurant there.

AMAZING new "to-go" place

C has officially given up milk.  He has lactose issues.  So when we don't have any energy to make dinner, we usually are stuck with ordering Chinese (pizza is out of the question).  Usually this isn't a problem, but ya know... sometimes its nice to have something other than Chinese for take-out. 

On Friday, C found this AMAZING place called "real kitchen."  Click Here Basically, it is 3 chefs who decided to create a to-go restaurant where you buy dishes, sandwiches, salads, soups, desserts (you name it).  All you have to do is heat up the meal at home.  C had the Coq Au Vin, and I had some small things.  Twice Baked Potatoes and Greek Orzo Salad.  I can't vouch for C's food, but mine was AMAZING.  We also ordered some wonderful bread and 2 cupcakes.  C had the caramel cupcake (TO DIE FOR) and I had a cherry pistachio cupcake.  They both had creamy centers.  Honestly, while my cupcake was amazing, I had a taste of C's and his was WAAAAY better.  Jealous!

I really wanted to taste the zucchini fritters, but they were out of them that day. :*(

All I know is C and I will be back, (possibly sometime this month) because that place was amazing. :)

Apple Boats are AMAZING

C and I are on a diet.  Since we moved right next door to the EL station, both of us have not been getting the exercise we used to.  A year and a half ago I walked 2 miles a day to commute to work.  Today, I walk about 100 ft.  Don't get me wrong, its REALLY nice to not have to walk that far, but my physique is showing the lack of exercise.  So, the only way I can enjoy sweets is through a photo. Haha.  

Before C and I got on this diet, he found this Swedish Bakery (originally named "Swedish Bakery") near our apartment.  They have the most amazing pastries, including what they call an Apple Boat (pictured below).  It is sort of like an open faced turnover. Mmmmm so yummy! I think one of the first things I have when I'm off the diet will be the apple boat.