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…
Still Flying High: Oriole, Chicago, September 2018
Oriole is the best restaurant in Chicago. There, I said it. I don't normally proclaim anything "the best" simply because it almost always involves both objective criteria and subjective criteria. Food that…
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…
Lawry’s, Chicago, November 2017
No time to read this blog post all the way through? Fine. Here is the bottom line: If you want a classic, perfectly prepared Prime Rib dinner with a salad,…
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,…
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 6, Part 1, Montbard to Venarey-les-Laumes, Courcelles-les-Montbard, and Alesia
Our week on La Belle Epoque, a luxury hotel barge that is part of the European Waterways family, was coming to an end. This, our sixth and final full day on…
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 5, Part 1, A Balloon Ride Over Burgundy
Except for the fact that you have to get up before dawn... ...a hot air balloon ride over a scenic countryside is one of the most peaceful, beautiful things you…
A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 1, Part 2, Tanlay, October 2013
In Part 1 of this series, A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Part 1, Day 1, Paris to Tanlay, October 2013, I introduced the basic format of a barge cruise with European…
