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CHIRP VIP Mixer
The event was at Catalyst Ranch, which had all kinds of stuff, including these cut outs CHIRP DJ Esta Vivo Jess wanted this lunchbox. A week or so ago, Jess and I went to the CHIRP VIP Mixer. CHIRP is...
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Haymarket Brewing
Before the CHIRP event, Jess and I decided to get dinner and a drink in the neighborhood. We’d never been to Haymarket Pub and Brewing so we went to check it out. Haymarket brews their own beer and...
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House Party: Cocktails and Art Auction to Benefit Association House
Last week Association House had an art auction fundraiser at Aeree Loft. Thirty smackeroos got you into this pretty venue where you had all the drinks and appetizers that you wanted (provided by Pure...
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Girl & the Goat
Dallas and I have been wanting to check out Girl and the Goat pretty much since it opened in the summer of 2010. If you haven’t heard of the restaurant, maybe you’ve heard of the chef/owner, Stephanie...
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New Places Over the Weekend
On Thursday, we had dinner with Adam, Christine, Todd, Kelly, Brian, Sara and Josh at City Winery. None of us had been here before (it’s been open for about 5 months) and our friends are really into...
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Roundarch Isobar Summer Social Event
Heidi playing giant Jenga. Shannon and Adam Adam Pretty West Loop sunset. Last week Roundarch Isobar booked the private rooftop over at Market so we could all get together for a little bit of summer...
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Mariano’s West Loop
I thought that the Mariano’s by my office was fancy, but I went to the West Loop location once and it’s definitely fancier! Oyster Bar!? And this insane bulk spice section.
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Belly Q
I’m a fan of Chef Bill Kim‘s, having frequented his casual restaurants, Urban Belly and Belly Shack. I’d never been to his high end restaurant, Belly Q, so I was happy to check it out with Jess, Jen,...
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On the Patio at Kaiser Tiger…
.. on a perfect night! A couple beers, some sausage, and a lot of chatting!
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Maria + Billy’s Engagement Party
Liz threw a beautiful engagement party for Maria and Billy at Remington’s on Saturday afternoon. There were balloons that spelled out “L-O-V-E”, cute engagement cookies from Dinkel’s, decadent...
View ArticleCerveceria Cruz Blanca by Rick Bayless
Before Becky went on maternity leave, Katie, Megan and I took her out for dinner at Cerveceria Cruz Blanca. We loved the baked chips with the guacamole. And the beer was good, although only two of us...
View ArticleProject Offsite Meeting at Kaiser Tiger
In which I spoke in front of 80 people and didn’t totally screw it up. Jason photobombing Ronak, Sakshi and me. Saurab tried to photo bomb too but just got pulled in I was looking forward to trying the...
View ArticleWorking From Sawada Coffee
Sara and I spent the morning at Sawada Coffee in the West Loop. This is the fancy, hip spot opened buy the famous Japanese barista, Hiroshi Sawada. We both got these beautiful military lattes that are...
View ArticleGreek Islands + Haymarket with Rickey
One of my clients, Rickey, was in town from Dallas. We ended up going to Jim’s favorite restaurant, Greek Islands, which was nice, since I hadn’t been to Greektown for years. I thought it’d be a larger...
View ArticleKid-Free Morning in the West Loop
My parents came and took Makai Saturday through Sunday for their first overnight. They were afraid to take him 4 hours away, so for the first time they took him to Richard and Amanda’s house in Oak...
View ArticleDay of Indulgence
? Office donuts from Do-Rite, ? Office bagels from Einstein ?? New hire lunch at all you can eat Indian lunch buffet ? Office pumpkin fest, including pumpkin bake-off (I made pumpkin cookies with...
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