CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicagoans have another opportunity to explore the city’s culinary scene with discounted rates during Chicago Black Restaurant Week .
The celebration of Black restaurants has returned for Black History Month. From Feb. 11-25, around 50 locations are participating by providing menu specials.
Paige has been posting restaurant recommendations for two years. What really got her popular was her “Don’t go here, go there instead” series, where she would highlight lesser known — but delicious — alternatives to some of Chicago’s trendiest restaurants.
“The series was just like highlighting smaller businesses that I was like, ‘OK, if you like this, you would definitely like this type of thing,’” she said.
Her candidness is what she felt won people over. That, and her ability to deliver actual critiques of the restaurants she visited, something she added many people weren’t doing at the time.
“I tried to post organically about the spots that I really believe in, and for whatever reason people seem to agree with a lot of the spots I post,” Paige said.