A Farewell to Benny’s, Chicago, February 2020
Benny's Chop House has often appeared on "Best Steakhouse" lists in a city full of great steakhouses. Somehow, I never made it there until it was too late. It was…
Steadfast, Chicago, December, 2017
It was just over a year ago that we paid our first visit to Steadfast, the main restaurant in Chicago's Klimpton Gray hotel. We enjoyed it, as I wrote here.…
Bar Boulud, New York, November 2017
I spent a few days just before Thanksgiving on a family visit to New York City. Not everyone in my family is a foodie, so 3-hour meals at 3-Michelin Star…
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…
