Foodie Frauded: Nationally Touring Crab and Craft Beer Festival Scammed Us Out of $400

Chicago has a thriving foodie scene and numerous festivals have popped up to meet the feverish demand for fun culinary events: annual stand-bys like the Green City Market Chef’s BBQ and Baconfest (a multi-city franchise here, in DC and San Francisco) and many more. Tickets can range from a $5 entrance fee to much more expensive, all-inclusive packages. With new festivals popping up all the time, how can an culinary enthusiast tell the scams from the (many) legit festivals? Here’s one Chicago couple’s story. Continue reading Foodie Frauded: Nationally Touring Crab and Craft Beer Festival Scammed Us Out of $400

Filipino American Comedian Rex Navarrete in Chicago Ngayon! August 28 – 30, 2013

Edit, 13 September 2013: If you missed Rex’s shows and his radio appearance on Vocalo, hit play! Joke lang… but I mean it. – my mom In every joke, there is a nugget of truth. I think that’s why many Filipinos and Fil-Ams connect so deeply with comedian Rex Navarette. His comedy, while hilarious for … Continue reading Filipino American Comedian Rex Navarrete in Chicago Ngayon! August 28 – 30, 2013