Personal Interests:
Travel, Politics, Exploring Diverse Neighborhoods, Basketball, Hiking, Culinary Arts, Performing Arts (esp. Lyric Opera of Chicago), Real Estate, Entrepreneurship

Selected Entrepreneurial Experience:

• University CoWork- business accelerator & writing/creativity/productivity center
• Hyde Park Luxury- financial consulting & real estate firm
• Stock/options/day-trading (college; grew "summer earnings"  to help pay for college)
• Software/Point-of-Sale systems design (high school)
• Curb address painting business (elementary school)
• Resale of mechanical pencils (third grade)

Community Service:

• Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Habitat for Humanity
• Tutor/Mentor at local schools



Study/Work/Research Abroad:

• Chengdu, China
• Guadalajara, Mexico
• Hong Kong, China

Sushi:

• Toro - creative rolls
• Sen - fresh sashimi
• Momotaro - upscale
• Lawrence Fish Market - best value

Honorable Mentions:

• Anmol BBQ, Boka, Eataly, Fogo de Chão, Gibson's, Greek Islands, Green Street Meats, Kuma's Corner (@Belmont), Little Bucharest Bistro, Maude's, Meli Cafe, m.Henry, Mike Ditka's, Old Lyiv (borscht), Ras Dashen Ethiopian, Demera, The Aviary

RIP: Hot Doug's, Spiaggia, Argo Georgian Bakery, Edna's, Marche, Next's El Bulli & The Hunt, Elizabeth Restaurant

To Try: Alinia, Grace, Schwa

Non-Chicago Favorites:

• Elizabeth on 37th - Savannah, Georgia
• Lechonera Los Pinos - Guavate/Cayey, Puerto Rico
• Pizzeria Bianco - Phoenix, Arizona
• Tacos El Gordo - Chula Vista, California
• 3 Floyds Brewing Co - Munster, Indiana
• Zingerman's - Ann Arbor, Michigan

*Restaurants change and I sadly cannot keep up with all of them (e.g. past favorite Avec took a turn for the worst).