This weekend trip almost didn’t happen. I got really sick a few days beforehand and was pretty sure I was going to have to sit it out. But I recuperated quickly and, even though I wasn’t 100 percent better, I felt good enough to decide to go for it.
But, even though I’m not that mature, I’m mature enough to know that it would not be a good idea to absolutely stuff myself this weekend. So, the plan was to take it slow and easy. Which I think is the point of New Orleans anyway. I had never been before and was excited to see what it was all about.Read More
I have a confession to make. I hate winter in Chicago. I have more than 20 Chicago winters behind me, yet it doesn’t get any easier. If anything, each year takes a little more out of me.
Is Joan really okay? To me, it seems like she’s doing just fine given the circumstances. More on those later. But this book is more than okay. This book is fantastic.
I can’t think of a better place to kick off this site’s coverage of Chicago restaurants than in North Lawndale. I grew up on the West Side, so I’m always down to try a new spot on my side of town. The West Side is the best side, and I won’t hear any arguments saying otherwise.
In case you were curious, one of the most time-consuming parts about posting on here is editing, resizing, captioning, and inserting all of the photos. So I think I’m especially going to look forward to posting book reviews because…how many photos of the same book can you take? I have decided only one photo is needed for these types of posts. But I reserve the right to change my mind based on your feedback.
They say the journey of 1,000 blog posts begins with a single sentence. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get into it. Something you’ll learn about me is that I keep things fast-paced. So I’m not going to waste your time with a long backstory. We’ve got things to eat and places to be. And we only have a weekend to do it. 
