After a round of drinks at Fedora, Ken and I crossed the street and put our names in at Empellón Taqueria for dinner. The wait wasn’t bad for a Thursday night even though it was pretty packed – we only had to wait about 15 minutes (just enough time to finish a drink at the […]
On Thursday, Ken’s sister, Flo, came to pick us up to take us back to the suburbs for the weekend. Before heading back for the weekend, we stopped by Big Star for lunch. Angie and John mentioned that it’s a popular taco place and when Mario Batali visits, he likes eating tacos there. We figured […]
On Wednesday of our Chicago visit, Angie, John and I met up for dinner at GT Fish and Oyster. Before dinner, we walked around River North (where Nordstrom is located) and shopped the area while we waited for John to walk his dog, Lucille. We were originally going to eat at a restaurant called the […]
For my one fancy meal while I was in Chicago, I made a reservation at Schwa. I was a bit nervous about the reservation because I read on a lot of negative reviews about their schedule; a lot of times they just don’t bother opening because of electrical issues (or so they say). It’s a […]
After Kristen’s beautiful ceremony, Christine, Adam, Ken and I had a couple of free hours before heading to the reception. Ken looked up some restaurants and we settled on some seafood at a local restaurant, Surf. We were about to eat a lot of seafood at Kristen and Waising’s wedding but decided to eat a […]
