Lazy Dog, Vernon Hills, IL, Dec. 2018
The Lazy Dog, which opened this month in Vernon Hills, is the newest member of a chain of casual restaurants (32 locations, mostly in California). Founder Chris Simms says the concept…
The Chocolate Sanctuary, Gurnee, IL, Nov. 2018
Valeria and I usually save our dining out for when we are in downtown Chicago, where there is a seemingly infinite number of restaurants to choose from. However, there are…
A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 6, Part 3, Farewell
Well, faithful reader, welcome to the 16th and final entry in a series of posts chronicling a cruise down the Burgundy canal aboard European Waterways luxury barge hotel, La Belle Epoque.…
