Every Spring, the man and I head North to Chicago for a long weekend of fun with friends, a little shopping, and a lot of food. Last Wednesday, we left Louisville early afternoon, and pulled into Chicago just in time to greet a friend at Ambassador Hotel and head to dinner.
Our wanderings ...
Richmond: The Sights
I've been back in Louisville for over a week now (less a quick Easter weekend in Cleveland), and I'm still dreaming of the goodness I was able to see during the time I was in Richmond, Virginia. While the rest of my crew opted to head home Thursday morning, I elected to stay an additional night in ...
Love and Happiness
Last Spring, during a conference in Richmond, Virginia, I moseyed down to the very new, very pink, and very cozy Quirk Hotel for lunch. Given my extremely short time in the city, I didn't have the time I wanted to explore, and, being a first-timer to this particular conference, I opted to stay just ...
Dinner(s) in Indy
** pictured above: the cheese board, Sage Advice, and a cozy corner at Spoke & Steele **
After 30 days of treating my body the way it always needed to be treated, losing a whopping 15.3 pounds in a month, and developing the best eating plan for myself, I decided it was time for a weekend ...
Pittsburgh: The Art
When I think of Pittsburgh, I think of most other towns that boomed in the early 20th century. Steel towns, alive and smoky with indsutry, whose buzz went silent after the 1970's... Cleveland, Detroit, and yes, Pittsburgh. I assumed I would visit a town covered in ages of settled ...
Altius, Pittsburgh
Last week, I had the pleasure of travelling to Pitsburgh with the Speed Art Museum to view some incredible galleries, collections and works (more on that Friday). I was fortunate enough to be travelling with a group of 20 who seemed to love food just as much as I do. Thursday night, ...
On Vegas
** Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas **
Our visits to Las Vegas never remotely turn out like the trippy trips depicted in Fear and Loathing or the Hangover. We don't even get dressed up to attend games at high rollers tables or attempt a heist at the Bellagio like Ocean's 11. I admit that ...
Late Night at Eight Bar
As you well know, I love my little neighborhood in Chicago. I've stayed at The Ambassador East (formerly Public Chicago- more on that later) on more occasions than I care to admit. The atmosphere of the tiny bubble which comprises Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood is comfortable. ...
Royalton Hotel, NYC
For the first time since I was a teenager, I missed the Kentucky Derby this year. Yes, you read that correctly. Instead, the man and I took the long weekend to travel to New York and visit a girlfriend and her husband. Being Bryan's first visit to the Big Apple, we decided to stay ...
