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Chicago: Brunch at Longman & Eagle
Bloody Lawrence I’ve pretty much been obsessed with Longman & Eagle since I went a few years ago. I had always vowed to go back and I knew I wanted to go for brunch on my recent trip. And I...
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Chicago: Beer & Mussels at Hopleaf
cider Following Pops for Champagne, we headed to Hopleaf. We had heard about these great mussels from the bartender at Blackbird. But when we got there, the dining room was already closed and the bar...
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Chicago: Following Al Capone’s Ghost to the Green Mill
I have always been fascinated by film noir and the gangsters of the past. When we got to Chicago, we wanted to visit something near and dear to Chicago’s most infamous gangster, Al Capone. It was...
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Chicago: Going Italian For Lunch at Quartino
chicken soup My friend was in the mood for meatballs and remembered her co-worker had suggested Quartino for Italian. This coworker claimed it was one of her favorites. We didn’t have any specific...
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Chicago: Cocktails & Ramen at the Aviary
Spiritual Advisor We were a bit apprehensive about getting into The Aviary without reservations. Turns out our fears were unjustified. We were seated in the lounge right away on a Friday night. We knew...
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Chicago: Dinner at Girl & The Goat
Tempest One of the restaurants I knew I wanted to try in Chicago was Girl & The Goat. After checking out a few restaurants, we decided the best place to be was in the West Loop. There are so many...
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Chicago: Bites & Cocktails at Sable
Aviation Our original plan was to go to the Purple Pig for some pre-dinner drinks (and bites) but they were packed and it would have been an impossible wait. We booked it over to Sable instead and...
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Chicago: Dinner & Drinks at the Drawing Room
The Old Man, The Monk & The Sea On our first night in Chicago, we checked out The Drawing Room. I had heard they had fabulous food. And for some reason, a reservation was worth a 1000 points...
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Sepia: My Favorite Dinner in Chicago
Upstate Lodgings After thinking about the many meals I had in Chicago, my favorite dinner was at Sepia in the West Loop. To be entirely truthful, I had not really researched the restaurant before going...
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Hollywood: Exploring Littlefork’s Cocktail List
the bar at littlefork Littlefork, I suspect is named after the little fork you get when you encounter a bowl of shellfish. It is perhaps one of my favorite utensils being a seafood lover. The food has...
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Glendale: All the Spicy Food at Lao Sze Chuan
mabo tofu I walked by Lao Sze Chuan a few months ago when it opened and wondered about it but didn’t investigate as I was already full from dinner. However when I found out it was Sichuan food, I had...
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Booze Travel: Whisky Jewbilee Seattle Recap & Tickets On Sale Now for the New...
Whiskey Jewbilee, Seattle 2017 When I headed off to Seattle a couple of months ago, I had no idea there were so many events I couldn’t miss while I was there. Sure, there was the Emerald City comic...
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Chicago: Drinks at Billy Sunday Bar
I’m Ya Huckleberry After drinks at Longman and Eagle, one of my favorite bars in Chicago, we hopped over to nearby Billy Sunday. I had heard about this bar for years and made a mental note to try it....
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Chicago: Dim Sum at Imperial Lamian
pumpkin buns One morning, we woke up craving dim sum. We didn’t have time to go back to Chinatown so we headed to Imperial Lamian near our hotel in downtown. From the photos, Imperial Lamian seems to...
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Chicago: Dinner at Avec
Drinks at Avec My favorite meal in Chicago this year was at Avec. We had one more night to really go all out and a Chicago bartender friend said Avec was his fave spot. I’ve been to a couple other...
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DTLA: Hanging at Broken Shaker Los Angeles
Coco Nutcase I was so excited when Broken Shaker opened in Downtown Los Angeles. I’ve been to the one in Miami a few times and was so close to visiting the one in Chicago (it was Lallapalooza weekend...
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The Minty’s Best 2017 Meals
stuffed tomato from Lavash Hovo in Armenia In 2017, I had a lot of wonderful meals. Some so memorable, I want to build a time machine to go back to that meal. Here’s a list of my faves this year!...
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Chicago: Redemption at Eataly with Oysters
half dozen of oysters Last year I attempted to have breakfast at Eataly in Chicago. I left in a huff because they had sold out of breakfast and refused to start lunch service early. This year while...
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Chicago: Bar Crawl Through Logan Square Including: Scofflaw, Lost Lake and...
New World Postcard – Scofflaw I’ve been hearing about Scofflaw for years but just made it in earlier last month when I was in Chicago. It’s been on the top of my Chicago bar list to try for a while....
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Chicago: Cocktails and More at Parson’s Chicken and Fish
Drinks at Parson’s On my last Chicago trip last summer, I had made a list of spots I wanted to try including Parson’s Chicken and Fish. I ran out of town last time but made it a point to stop in this...
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