Glenn’s Diner, North Center, Chicago
The sky was freaky that night that Dallas, Brian, Jill, Kristin and I went to Glenn’s. “The Best Food in the World” is what they claim to have, so it’s not surprising that they also claim to have the “The Best Shrimp Cocktail in the World.” It is huge, though. Like [...]

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Dallas and I were out this weekend at Brownstone with Danny, Cousin and Kristin. Danny and Cousin were trying to figure out where something was so I text messaged 466453 (GOOGLE) and a few seconds later it texted me back with the address and phone number. This Google SMS service is always so impressive to [...]

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Grilled Chicken & Apple Salad :: Grilled chicken breast, apple, cashel blue cheese, walnuts, dried cherries, mixed greens, and bleu cheese dressing :: Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, North Center, Chicago

Fish And Chips :: Kinsale battered cod and fresh cut chips. Served with tarter sauce, curried ketchup, & malt vinaigrette :: Mrs. Murphy & [...]

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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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Last weekend I got a bike and this weekend Dallas did. We’d both been talking about getting a bike for so long that I think that my actually getting one was the little extra shove he needed.
This morning we met up with Danny and Lori for brunch at Sola (saw Top Chef contestant Dale [...]

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