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…
Eddie V’s, Chicago, August 2019
We have visited Eddie V's several times and I have written a review once, in April 2017. How about an update? The Eddie V's chain (now 20 restaurants strong) is…
Chocolate Mint Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Prairie Grass Cafe, Northbrook, IL, 2019_01
Prairie Grass Café, Northbrook, IL, January 2019
As the 2018/2019 Holiday Season was winding to a close, Valeria and I decided to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden. It was a warm day (for January) and we thought…
Portsmith, Chicago, June, 2018
Chicago has always been a great town for steak lovers, but good seafood restaurants have been harder to find if you wanted more than a fried fish sandwich. Happily, more…
Carson’s, Chicago, March 2018
Devoted readers (there must be one out there somewhere! ?) will remember that I visited the downtown Chicago location of Carson’s Prime Steaks & Famous Barbecue back in July of 2016.…
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,…
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, Chicago, April 2017
Valeria and I had eaten at Eddie V's Prime Seafood not long after it opened. We went before the theater, so we were on a deadline. We did not have…
