The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

I finally tried the new cafeteria style restaurant, Latinicity. If you search it, you will find mixed reviews of the place. I personally enjoyed it. Latinicity is the Latin American counterpart to Eataly. It is found on State Street, in the mall-type building labeled Block 37. When I first walked in I thought the space looked tiny, but once you take a left, the cafeteria turns into a neighborhood feel. By that, I mean it feels like you are walking down a street with different

How do you celebrate being free of finals? I, of course, eat. My partner in eating saw a place on a Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives episode that served Duck Confit Eggs Benedict. Sadly, after talking about this restaurant (Nana) since August, we found the menu. They have Duck Confit and Eggs Benedict, but unfortunately, they remain separated! However, we decided to try it. There is good reason why Nana was featured on the show. Imagine a mix between an organic Mexican restaurant

they look small, but there is surely an entire chicken in the one on the right. A couple weeks ago, my roommate told me something that would change my life forever: “I had thee legit best tacos in the world last night…oh, and by the way, I had tots that had an EGG on them.” Naturally, we went there for dinner that night. She didn’t care that she had just been there less than 24 hours prior; they were THAT good. The place was called Velvet Taco, a cute joint with a simple conc