Balena

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This fantastic new restaurant only opened up two weeks ago in Chicago and I’m already obsessed. Balena is, for lack of a better phrase, freaking hotdamn DELICIOUS Italian food. I met my friend Jenny at Balena right after work during the Balena’s opening week. I had a harder time finding the restaurant than I expected, … Read more

Pitti Uomo: June 2011

If it’s one thing Italian men know, it’s fashion.  Actually, let me fine-tune that statement; this exquisite fashion sense doesn’t exactly generate from the South where the male population’s affinity for puffy jackets, studded shades and crotch-crushing jeans takes some adjusting to.  Rather, in northern cities of Florence and Milan, you will find Italian fashion at its … Read more