This was the dessert I prepared on Sunday: Chocolate-Buttermilk Bundt Cake with Arctic White Icing, fresh whipped cream with vanilla sugar, and fresh red raspberries. All of this followed my semi-legendary Chicken Parmesan. You can see why I only go crazy making this particular dinner once a year. Tonight, I came home to see that …
Happy New Year!
A couple shots of the legendary cheeseburger spot in Chicago, the Billy Goat Tavern on Lower Michigan Avenue. Happy New Year!
Christmas Tree – Harmony Park
This tree is standing in Arlington Heights’ Harmony Park as I write this. On Christmas Eve, Lisa and I were leaving our Melancholy Tavern and we came across a mother-and-son team near the tree, and we offered to take their picture. It turns out they had donated the tree to the village– they planted it …
Christmas in Chicago
We spent a couple days in downtown Chicago, going “off the grid” and spending some quality holiday time together. Here are some shots of State Street, Marina City, and the Wrigley Building that were taken late on Monday night. I especially like the Christmas lights on the balconies at Marina City. Hope you’re all enjoying …
Christmas Airchecks
Here’s an early Christmas present for all of you: a pair of archive files that each contain 90 minutes of somewhat innocuous holiday music. The real bonus, though, is hidden in the recordings: between the usual bits of Nat King Cole, Kenny G, and 101 Strings are little snippets of Chicago media history. These are recordings of two Chicago radio …