If you like eating, you'll like this.

This photo isn't really all that relevant, but damn it's cute.

Okay, so I have two questions for you. Do you live in the Chicagoland area? Do you like to eat? If you’re reading this, you’re probably my friend and so there’s a pretty good chance that the answer to one or both of those questions is yes. And in that case, you should be reading Mega Bites.

Even if the answer to both of those questions is no (am I friends with anti-food out-of-towners?), you should be reading Mega Bites.

What is Mega Bites? you ask. It’s this great little food blog started by my friend Nancy. And I’m not just saying you should read this because Nancy and I have been friends since we were causing trouble in Professor Chamber’s Advertising History class back in ’04.

No sir. This is a quality food blog that just happens to be written by my friend. Nancy is as passionate about food as she is about writing, and for the visually oriented, her posts are almost always complemented by photographs. Not only does she try new restaurants and adventurous cuisine with reckless abandon, but she also pens meaningful reviews that go beyond, “it was good.” and “me want more.”

Nancy also manages to write about food in a way that isn’t creepy. (Not sure if you tune in for Top Chef, but the way Gail Simmons describes some dishes as “sensual” and “sexy” makes me really uncomfortable.) Each entry leaves you hungry and intrigued and ready to make a reservation at whatever restaurant she last visited.

And while she’s a foodie, Nancy is by no means a pretentious culinary jerk. Need proof? Check out her ode to the Schoolyard skillet cookie. Or challenge her to a wing eating contest. Either way, you won’t be sorry.

And you totally won’t be sorry if you try her pumpkin bar recipe. Holy crap. They. Are. Phenomenal.