Alinea

On May 30th, Angie, Cliff, Josh, and I experienced Alinea. Cliff and I had casually talked about going there when we were eating at the Per Se Salon a while back, but since we were on opposite sides of the country and Alinea is situated in Chicago, I thought our chances were pretty slim. [...]

The Publican and Alinea

So the title of this post is a little misleading because I’m not actually posting about either restaurant…BUT!…I told my friend Cliff that I would stop procrastinating and finally post about the two dining experiences we shared while we were both in the windy city. Since I didn’t actually have time to write either post, [...]

Bike the Drive

Today, Angie, Brooke, Josh, and I woke up at 5AM to bike Lake Shore Drive! Bike the Drive is a yearly event that closes down Lake Shore Drive and was really fun – here are some pictures from the event!
At the starting line:

Jumping with Chicago’s skyline in the background:

Me, Angie, and Brooke:

Me and Josh:

Chicago’s [...]

Tim Burton at the MoMA

To end the week’s post of my very fun weekend with Angie and Brooke, today’s post will be mostly pictures of their visit. On Friday, we went to the Museum of Modern Art with Angie’s friend Arthur to see the Tim Burton exhibit. Initially, we waited in the cold for the Free Friday [...]

The Five Toughest Reservations in America

A while back, Grubstreet wrote an article titled, The Five Toughest Reservations in America. I was intrigued by the article and very surprised to learn that I’ve visited some of them! The article has some guidelines before naming the toughest reservations in the US (for instance, no seasonal restaurants and no restaurants that [...]


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