Two nights at the Peninsula in Chicago for my food run to Grace. Though they had a bit of construction out front due to building a new rooftop bar, a Bellman was there to greet the taxi, and help guide me to check-in on the upper floors. For those who are fans of Peninsula, Chicago will not disappoint… old world … Read More
On this year’s Chicago Food Run, I opted to go to Grace rather than Alinea (I also couldn’t get reservations at Alinea), so figured to try out Roister, part of the “Alinea Group” for lunch. Located in Fulton Market area, which appears to be the new techie corridor, getting there was a bit challenging with all the construction. But once … Read More
American was having a few sales, so I thought it would be fun to go to Chicago for a “Foodie Run”. And once in booking I discovered they were actually flying some decent aircraft between LAX and ORD… the Dreamliner 787-8. I have sworn off flying anymore Domestic Carrier 757s… just too old and frumpy a plane. Getting to LAX … Read More
