Author Archive for Sami Ari
Sami Ari is a lover of everything Chicago, from the Chicago Shakespeare Theater to the Magnificent Mile to the Promontory Point in Hyde Park. Addicted to tweetups and meeting new people as well as seeing films and writing all about it on Samiari.net and tweets as @samiari Recently started a new project called Salt Bread and Sami to make the world a smaller place Always a learning sponge absorbing everything about Tech, Social Media, Marketing and PR.
3 New Chicago Startups to Checkout
Tweet The last post “Get to Know few Chicago Startups” was a great way to introduce great Chicago startups so we decided that this should be a regular series here on Chicagonista! How many times have you stepped out of a cab, train or buss and the gloom befalls when you realize that sometime in [...]
Get to Know few Chicago Startups & win Electricity for a Year from Power2Switch!
Tweet In recent years Chicago has been a major hub for startup companies. It’s not San Francisco but we have got our share of great companies coming out of creative minds here. Here are 3 startups that got our attention for being creative, useful and made in Chicago! DreamChamps‘ tagline is life’s too short to [...]
The Can’t Miss Picks of The 47th Chicago International Film Festival
Tweet I can’t believe it’s already that time of the year. The leaves are falling, you can order pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks and it’s time for the 47th Chicago International Film Festival! With more than 180 films from around the globe, you’re bound to find something that’s just for you. The schedule is out [...]
Months Later, Is Tokyo Different after the Tsunami?
TweetNarita Airport was empty. Did I just make a mistake? Should I have listened to my Chicago friends’ warnings? That it’s too soon to go back to the city I love, that I should consider the tsunami and the radiation months after the incident even though Tokyo is more than 30 miles away? “That can’t [...]
Chicago, it’s Money Smart Week! Are you a Smartey?
Tweet It’s not easy saving money. Or is it? Well, April 2-9 is Money Smart Week in Chicago and you can learn more about saving and managing your personal finances better. The events are held all over Chicago with a variety of topics to be discussed; from saving money now, to retirement, to managing property [...]
Ways to Help Japan in Chicago
Tweet Last week, many wonderful people got together to help raise money to be donated to the Japanese Red Cross earthquake and tsunami relief. It was a great turn out and we were able to raise a lot with the power of Social Media. Many people have asked me if there are any other events [...]
The ties that bond me with Japan
Tweet I’m in love with Japan. The country, the people, the food, the music and the cinema. Before my first visit there, I told my Japanese friend how much I love her country. I don’t know how it came up but she told me I would really appreciate the aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi. Wabi-Sabi is supposedly [...]
Brazil meets Chicago at Nacional 27′s Carnaval
Tweet From March 4th till March 8th, Nacional 27 is celebrating Carnaval with scrumptious Brazilian inspired food and drinks. If you haven’t been there yet then this is the perfect time to visit Nacional. I had the pleasure of treating my taste buds to few of their very delicious special items from the menu for [...]
Chicago Restaurant Week- Terzo Piano
Tweet I’ve mentioned in another post how excited I was about trying Terzo Piano‘s Pea Shoot & Shaved Fennel salad, offered in their restaurant week menu and was full of glee to try the other items in their $22, 3 course lunch offering. Before I go on, let me mention that as soon as I [...]
Ted Baker London Store Opened in Chicago
Tweet Ted Baker London has been mentioned in numerous publications from Cosmopolitan to Marie Claire to several “best of style” mentions for both men and women. That’s why it was a complete joy to hear about the store opening in Chicago. The store opened in December of 2010 located in heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast. [...]
