Eddie Merlot’s, Lincolnshire, IL, March 2020
It has been a couple of years since I wrote about Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Beef and Seafood, so let's stop in and see how they're doing. The menu has…
Michael Jordan’s, Chicago, March, 2019
Michael Jordan's Steakhouse is probably over-represented in this blog, but there is an explanation for that. It is only a couple blocks away from my condo, it is a great…
Norman’s, Orlando, Florida, June, 2018
Every year a few million folks go to Orlando to visit Disneyworld, Universal Studios, and Sea World. I go every year or two for Photoshop World and the food, not…
Tortoise Supper Club, Chicago, May 2017
The Tortoise Supper Club, as the name will suggest to some of you, attempts to reproduce the atmosphere of the supper clubs that were popular in the 50s (maybe before,…
A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 6, Part 2, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and Semur-en-Auxois
The last entry in this series, A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 6, Part 1, Montbard to Venarey-les-Laumes, Courcelles-les-Montbard, and Alesia, was the beginning of the end. That is…
Halleck Vineyard Inner Circle Wine Club Dinner & Play in NYC
I got hooked on fine wine almost 40 years ago on my first trip to the Napa Valley. However, as much as I enjoy the beverage itself, a huge part…
A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 5, Part 2, Ravières to Montbard
As I hope you have already seen in A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 5, Part 1, A Balloon Ride Over Burgundy, we arose early on our 5th day…
A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 4, Part 2 Ravières, Dinner at Restaurant Les Millésimes, Noyers-sur-Serein
If you are keeping score, this is my 10th blog post detailing a 7-day, 6-night luxury cruise aboard La Belle Epoque, a hotel barge in the fleet of European Waterways. The last…
A Taittinger Champagne Dinner at Sepia
I love Champagne. Real Champagne. Capital "C" Champagne from the region of the same name in France. To my taste, almost all of the great wines that France has given…
Maple-Bacon Longjohn on top of Pumpkin Spice and Old Fashioned Donuts, Cranberry-White Chocolate, Red Velvet and Apple Fritter in front, Glazed and Infused Donuts, Sarah & CJ Holmes visit Chicago 2014_11
Sarah, CJ, Donuts & Steaks, Chicago, November, 2014
It's only been a month since I wrote about our first visit to Michael Jordan's Steakhouse on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, but we found ourselves back there much sooner than…
