The 60th Anniversary of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Chicago World of Wheels is March 3-5, 2023 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. There vill be over 500 custom cars, classics, hot rods, trucks, motorcycles and race cars on display for three tunerific days. Team Gregula is thrilled to be covering another Chicago Vorld of Vheels...um...World of Wheels! GUEST…
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…
It's back! After a 2-year COVID absence, Cider Summit returns to Chicago for their 9th annual festival. The region’s largest cider festival vill be featuring nearly 200 ciders including regional favorites and international classics. Team Gregula is hex-cited to be sampling various ciders again in order to give our revealing recommendations to all our riveted readers. Cider Summit Chicago is happening on…
Season's Creepings from Santa Gregula! The most frighteningly festive time of year for holiday horror is here! Several established haunted attractions are scheduled to be open for Cryptmas fears this December. Put down the eggnog and go get the figgy pudding scared out of you! Keep scrolling this putrid post to view my deadly directory of sinfully selected Chicagoland holiday haunts that…
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…
Vell, it is that macabre month once again and that means Team Gregula just had to revisit (after a couple years avay) Scream Scene Haunted House located inside the Abandoned Skokie Water Playground that is part of the Skokie Park District. Scream Scene has been a fiendish favorite of ours for several years now and ve lurk forvard to checking out their ominous offering each October. Ve all…
Ghoulish greetings from Count Gregula! Guess vhat? The beast time of year for fear is here once again! This scare season is lurking to be vast, vicked and vild for several established haunted happenings including some brand new ominous offerings scheduled to be open for boo business in 2022. A few fang-tastic fears and fall frights are already getting going this macabre…
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…
Wow! It seems like C2E2 had come faster than usual this year...because it actually has! Yes, mortals and morsels the one and only Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo has come back a mere 8 months after their pre-Xmas edition back in December. This year we FINALLY got what we wished for, a chance to go to C2E2 in weather warm enough not…