January was a rather slow month overall. I got a cold followed by that weird respiratory thing that was going around. Limited a lot of my fun for the month. Luckily, I was at least sorta healthy for my birthday at the beginning of the month. I finally…
Read More
December was a mostly low-key month for me. I feel like I got busy with other things a couple of times or didn’t feel like going out to dinner. Dining Out I finally ate at Anthos Bakery & CafĂ© in Castle Shannon. I only live like 7 minutes…
Read More
I can’t believe I’m on 6 years of AlexEatsTooMuch. I did a lot in 2023. I saw a lot of growth on Instagram seeing my account almost triple in reach. I started posting more regularly to TikTok and started a YouTube channel. One of the biggest decisions I…
Read More
November was a busy month. I’m structuring this roundup a little differently. I’m going to do a section on Chicago and a section on Holiday Popup Bars since all that content is a significant part of this month. Restaurants I went to Velum Fermentation for the first time.…
Read More
October was a crazy busy month. I didn’t think it was until I started writing this post. Suddenly I had 4 1/2 pages in Word. Restaurants & Bars I stopped by Cinderlands Warehouse to preview the food and beer of their Cinderfest celebration. Cinderfest is their version of…
Read More
Restaurants I checked out Fat Cat in North Side with a group of friends. This is a restaurant featuring bites inspired by after school and late night snacks. We ordered almost the entire menu. My favorite dishes were the grilled bologna sandwich and the loaded waffle fries. A…
Read More
I’m starting something new this month. I will post a monthly roundup of all the Restaurants and Events I’ve attended of note in the past month. I feel like I do a bad job sharing things on my website and should do more. I plan to share photos…
Read More
I recently spent a long weekend in Dublin, Ireland. I’m not Irish, but I’ve heard many great things about visiting Dublin. When a friend asked if I wanted to go on a trip, I figured why not. We were there for just shy of 4 full days. Flying…
Read More
I recently spent an evening at Nemacolin Resort in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands so I could attend their annual Nosh Night event. Nemacolin is a luxury resort about 90 minutes south of Pittsburgh. The resort has many things to offer including 5-star hotels, many dining experiences, a spa &…
Read More
AlexEatsTooMuch has changed a lot over the five and a half years as an Instagram and blog. When I started posting, Instagram was still one photo square posts. I adapted for carousel posts so I could show off more of my meals at once. When Instagram decided to…
Read More