Daily Archives: May 3, 2010
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Chicago Insider: Lindsey Gift on BYOB restaurants and the view from the Aon Center
Lindsey Gift How long you’ve lived here: Four years. What you like best about Chicago: Summer and sporting events. Best meal you’ve had recently: Devon Seafood — they do a well-priced, super yummy, coursed dinner! Favorite big-name restaurant: Uncle Julio’s. Favorite “hidden gem” restaurant: Terragusto (small, perfect, organic, BYOB). Best sports bar to catch the ... -
Chicago Insider: Andy St. Clair on dinner at Twin Anchors and ending the night at the Old Town Ale House
Andy St. Clair Occupation: Actor/comedian at Second City How long you’ve lived here: 12 years. What you like best about Chicago: The summer. So, basically July and August. Best meal you’ve had recently: Smoque. Favorite big-name restaurant: Gene & Georgetti’s Steakhouse. Favorite “hidden gem” restaurant: Twin Anchors (favorite place in town). Also, Coopers on Belmont. ... -
Chicago Insider: George Pudlo on the Korean BBQ at Belly Shack and the Art Institute’s Modern Wing
George Pudlo Occupation: Hotel concierge and tour guide How long you’ve lived here: Five years. What you like best about Chicago: The architecture. It by far surpasses that of any other American city. Best meal you’ve had recently: Korean BBQ kogi and curry fries from Belly Shack, a follow up restaurant to the much-acclaimed Urban ... -
Chicago Insider: Alfredo Caliva on the bourbon salmon at LuxBar and strolling through the Lincoln Park Zoo
Alfredo Caliva Occupation: Chef concierge How long you’ve lived here: I’m a native Chicagoan. Never left the city! Only moved three times and always closer to the lakefront. What you like best about Chicago: The ease of traveling without a car. The visibility of the skyline anywhere in the city. And the way the city’s ... -
Chicago Insider: Bill Cassin on the Signature Room ribeye, beach volleyball and shopping at Strange Cargo
The Chicago Insider: Bill Cassin Occupation: Attorney How long you’ve lived here: Nine years. What you like best about Chicago: Summers on the lakefront, Cubs games, jogging, biking, volleyball, partying at Castaways. Best meal you’ve had recently: A bone-in ribeye and lobster tail dinner at the Signature Room in the John Hancock Building for my ... -
Chicago Insider: Jessica Sedgwick on birthday dinners at Alinea, a love of Rick Bayless and Bucktown shopping
Chicago Insider: Jessica Sedgwick CHICAGO SUN-TIMES SHOPPING COLUMNIST How long you’ve lived here: Nine and a half years. What you like best about Chicago: Walking the streets and being surrounded by the city’s buildings, noises and people. And the food. Best meal you’ve had recently: A birthday dinner at Alinea. This restaurant is uber-expensive but ... -
Getting away for a day: Great locations to explore beyond Chicago
Getting away for a day: Great locations to explore beyond Chicago -
The Big City Blog: My life as a Chicago tour guide
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1920s-style night out: Uncovering Chicago’s speakeasy past
1920s-style restaurants: Uncovering Chicago’s speakeasy past -
Stepping out on “The Ledge” at the Willis Tower
The Willis Tower’s new adrenaline-inducing glass ledge can cure a fear of heights in anyone