On Friday night I was back at the Village Tap to celebrate Danny’s last day of work. He drove out to the suburbs every day for years for a programming job he didn’t enjoy and just had enough. It will be interesting to see if he decides to do something completely different or if he’ll [...]

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Allison, Rachelle :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago

Allison, Rachelle, Herm :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago

Chad, Kristin, Rachelle, Dallas, Trent, Allison, Herm

Irish Car Bombs :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago

Allison & Herm Victorious

Ed, Allison, Herm :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago
In June 2007 John and Susan moved to San Francisco. We went to their going [...]

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“The Bean,” Millennium Park, Chicago

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Vodka Lemonade, Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago
On Friday night I invited people to come out to Village Tap for some drinks & dinner. I then declared that vodka lemonade is the official Summer of Rachelle cocktail. Can you think of a more summery drink? About a dozen people showed up and most of them had [...]

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Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago
The bakery leaves the buns under the Village Tap’s front door mat in the morning before they open. Sometimes the mat is put in a plastic bag.

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