Ghoul Day, all! Team Gregula is excited to announce that we will be covering The Oddities & Curiosities Expo for our very first time. Da Count, Deadly Dex and I (your favorite Countess) are looking forward to indulge in the beast of spooky shopping!!! The Chicago edition of The Oddities & Curiosities Expo will be taking place this weekend (July 22-23) at…
We are officially HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN 2023! One of our favorite haunted houses is celebrating Halloween in May! The creators of The Old Joliet Haunted Prison are bringing a 2-day-only live event this weekend to celebrate the halfway mark to the best holiday on Earth - Halloween!!! The Old Joliet Haunted Prison will be setting an early precedent for what is sure…
Hey there nerds and nerdesses! Looks like the world is getting back to normal because the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo aka C2E2 has finally returned to its rightful place in the spring season. Team Gregula had the pleasure of enjoying a fine weekend full of heroes, villains, games and fun!!! This geektacular event took place at McCormick Place, March 31 -…
Kick off Women’s History Month with a “Let’s Talk & Celebrate” Gold Glamour Gourmet bash by 35+ Chicagoland Let’s Talk Womxn restaurateurs. Come for the feast and stay for the party with 35 tasting stations, women-power cocktails, a gold drag show, DJ and dancing. All men and women are invited, drenched or accented in Gold and Glamour to enjoy the Gourmet tastings,…
It looks like Covid is subsiding for real this time, and there's no better way for Team Gregula to celebrate than to have a drink...or two...or three. After a 2-year absence, Cider Summit returned to Chicago for their 9th annual festival on Saturday February 4th and we had a tasty time sampling some crisp ciders and other luscious libations. Taking place at…
Happy VAMPentine’s Day 2023! One of our favorite haunted houses is getting a Valentine's Day makeover! The creators of 13th Floor Haunted House are back again to turn the romantic holiday into a frightfully fun and interactive hex-perience. Returning for 2023, Love Bites: A Valentine’s Haunted House will be in Chicago this weekend on February 17th - 19th. Skip the same ol'…
Tis the season for ho-ho-horror!!! Team Gregula always enjoys a good falalala scare at Cryptmas time, and there's no better place to get one than at 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago in Schiller Park, IL. The location is pretty easy to get to as it's about a mile down River Road south of the Donald E. Stephens Center (and other fun stuff)…
It's that time of year again....2nd Halloween!!!! Not really (haha) but one of our very favorite conventions will be returning next weekend - Days Of The Dead: Chicago. After a fangtastic weekend back in May where we got to meet awesome celebs like Tom Arnold, Henry Thomas and Doug Jones, Days Of The Dead (DOTD) will be returning for their regular November show. DOTD…
October is in full swing now and Team Gregula has been super busy with fun Halloween activities. One of our favorite Howl-iday traditions is going to Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest down in Homer Glen, IL. We usually try to make it earlier in the season (less crowds!) but unfortunately I had ended up in the hospital for almost a week earlier this month…
The National Restaurant Association Show has finally come back after three looooong years, and Team Gregula (aka Da Count and myself) was hex-cited to be there for our fifth time! It was so good to be able to once again attend the most comprehensive annual trade show servicing the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry on the planet. This cavalcade of deliciousness happened…