It’s no secret that I was disgruntled when Marshall Field’s suddenly became Macy’s. But the Walnut Room and the big tree? That’s a holiday tradition. It’s just not Christmas in Chicago until you go see the big tree! And Tammy and I couldn’t help but wonder… is there a major difference between the Walnut Room’s [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2006’
NaNoWriMo Coffee Shop Tour
Chicago Bites Podcast #35
Tammy and I have been M.I.A. for a while. That’s because, in addition to all of the holiday madness that descends this time of year, we both participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Let me tell you, it was [...]
Venus Greek-Cypriot Cuisine
Chicago Bites Podcast #34
In this podcast, our good friend George (with some lovely Greek pastries in tow) joins us to help out with tricky Greek pronunciations because we really wanted to get it right. Venus may be little off the beaten tack in Greektown, located on Jackson instead of Halstead, but it’s worth the trip. The menu is [...]
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