The Kittchen

Kit Graham began blogging in 2011 when her friends gifted her a blog as a way to get her to share her recipes, restaurant reviews, and culinary travel adventures. In 2013, Kit wrote her first cookbook, The Gourmet Grilled Cheese Cookbook, which is an ode to her favorite meal from childhood.

Kit was raised in Kennebunk, Maine, went to college in Massachusetts, and lived in New York City before settling in the Windy City. Kit contributes cocacola.comand is a founding the Windy City Blogger Collective. In 2014 she appeared on the Spike TV reality cooking competition show Frankenfood where her Mac and Cheese Jalapeno Poppers earned her second place in the Chicago episode. 

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Q&A with The Kittchen

Tell Us About Your Blog?

I write original recipes, restaurant reviews, and travel stories. I strive to create recipes that are doable for people without much time or sophisticated kitchen tools. I am completely obsessed with food, so I write about the restaurants I visit in Chicago as well as the restaurants I visit when I travel.

The Kittchen?

My blog was named for me. My husband and my friends wanted me to start a blog, so they put it together for me and gave it to me as a birthday gift. They named it The Kittchen – which is a play on my name. I think it fits perfectly.
Your Inspiration?

My love of cooking inspires me to blog. I want to inspire other people to get in the kitchen. I find inspiration in seasonal ingredients and the trends I notice in Chicago restaurants.

Best Part of Blogging?

The people. I have met the most amazing friends through blogging, which inspired 5 of us to start the Windy City Blogger Collective (windycitybloggers.com). I love the creative and supportive blogging community. Chicago bloggers get to attend the best events which is a big perk.

Favorite Foods?

Cheese! I am completely obsessed with cheese! So much so that I wrote The Gourmet Grilled Cheese Cookbook last year. I also love chocolate and red wine. 

Favorite Travel Spots?

I went to Copenhagen last year and LOVED it – even though it was the dead of winter. I also love Napa and Charleston. I am from the cutest little town in Maine and I go there frequently.

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