Retro on Roscoe, Roscoe Village, Chicago
Retro on Roscoe was this past weekend and we all attended, of course. It’s hard not to when it’s so close. There’s a stage about 3 houses from ours, so even if we didn’t attend the festival, we’d be listening to the bands anyway.

Stephanie with empty chili samplers, Roscoe [...]

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Black Forest Omelet (gruyere, crispy leeks, black forest ham, caramelized onions) with togarashi potatoes and whole wheat toast :: Sola, North Center, Chicago
This weekend I brunched at two of my favorite brunch places with two of my favorite brunch friends.
On Saturday I biked to Wicker Park and met Margaret at Milk & Honey. I [...]

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Waiting for Dinner, Roscoe Village, Chicago
I’m dogsitting for Jen and Chad while they’re in San Diego for a long weekend. It’s a lot easier this time, since we only live a block away from each other now. I don’t want to curse my luck, but so far this weekend has gone off without a hitch, [...]

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Drake & Cortez, North Center, Chicago
These are the boys I’m spending the weekend with - Drake & Cortez. Cortez is a couple years older than Drake and tends to be more mellow and chill while Drake is a rambunctious adolescent who gets all up in your face (in a good way). Although he does have [...]

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