Dallas & Killian :: Odyssey Cruise, Lake Michigan, Chicago

Liz & Rachelle :: Odyssey Cruise, Lake Michigan, Chicago

Rachelle & Dallas :: Bin 36, River North, Chicago

Cousin :: Bob Chinn’s Crabhouse, River North, Chicago

Amy, Steve, Liz, Killian, Dallas, Rachelle, Cousin :: Bob Chinn’s Crabhouse, River North, Chicago

Yesterday was Dallas & Killian’s holiday party for work. It was an Odyssey cruise on Lake Michigan. The views of the skyline would have been great but it was so gray and hazy – I didn’t take any photos. I think that having lunch and open bar for 3 hours on a boat is an idea that sounds better than it actually pans out to be. Some people.. ahem, not me.. got seasick. Then again, we didn’t know until the end that that person had secretly had 4 drinks in the time that we all had 2.

After the cruise we had some time to kill before our dinner reservation so we went to Bin 36 for some drinks. I’d read about Bin 35 and their menu that has like 100 wines and 100 cheeses so it was fun to finally go and check it out.

For dinner we met Cousin, Steve & Amy at Bob Chinn’s Crabhouse. I had blue marlin, a fish I’d never tasted before. It was a very mild, firm, white fish. Really good. I also tried oysters for the first time. I’ve always been kind of intimidated by them, but they didn’t really taste like anything except whatever you put on them (tobasco, cocktail sauce).