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UPDATE – March 2011: Organics Delivered has gone out of business. From a message on their website, customers seeking refunds are being asked to pursue their money via their original form of payment (ie, credit card company).
Price is a major reason I don’t buy organic fruits and vegetables more often so I jumped at [...]
I haven’t been doing much on the eating and travelling front lately, but Jason’s been on the road near Chicago and sent me these photos from his cell phone. He has a strange affinity for mini burgers, so he felt compelled to pull off the interstate highway because he saw a sign for White [...] Eleven City Diner started off in my good books when an Epstein-lookalike wearing a pork pie hat greeted us at the door. A sign on each table explained how the owner grew up around Jewish delis in NYC and so wanted to recreate that here. The sleek diner has high ceilings, roomy booths and a long [...]
Yes, the House of Blues is a chain. Yes, the gospel brunch is a gimmick. But where else can I see a real gospel choir while stuffing my face with fried chicken? Our tickets said 10 a.m. seating but at 10, we had to stand in the folk art-decorated foyer and suffer through an awful [...] If you google Wicker Park/Bucktown, the same descriptions come up – “a hipster community” more recently gentrified by yuppies moving in. I’m a hipster yuppie. Sounds like my kinda place. We took the L blue line to Damen and came out in the middle of Wicker Park where Milwaukee, Damen and North Avenues meet. You [...] Only in the land of ridiculously large portions would a restaurant chain thrive on offering steaming pots of cheese and chocolate. The Melting Pot sells fondues – that Swiss invention of dipping your dinner – and has 70 locations in the U.S. Wandering hungry around downtown Chicago, we thought the dark wood and large wine cellar [...] Everyone’s gotta GO at some point, so here are some of my most memorable bathrooms: PARIS – This is a sanisette, found on most major streets. Drop 40 cent euro in the slot and the door slides open. Once you’re inside, a sensor closes and locks the door. After you finish your business and leave, the door [...]
I’m a nerd. I took art history in high school – one year earlier than allowed. Flying buttresses and surrealism excite me, so to be surrounded by the stuff I studied is nerd heaven. But you don’t have to be a geek to appreciate Chicago’s architecture. From the skyscrapers to classically detailed buildings to Frank [...] |
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