New Years Eve on a Sunday. Why not go to brunch. It's the perfect way to pre-game for New Year's Eve, right? If you were out of town visiting family for a marathon perogi-making weekend in beautiful South Bend, Indiana, then you would be especially ready for a high gay holiday - New Year's Eve … Continue reading Kit Kat – Dragging in the New Year
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Duffy’s Tavern & Grille
There's no good way to introduce this, but we were feeling adventurous. We wanted to step outside our comfort zone to experience a brunch situation that we have heard much about, in both legend and hazy memory. We decided to jump on the 151 for door-to-door transit service and head to the southern edge of … Continue reading Duffy’s Tavern & Grille
Southport & Irving aka SIP
Another beautiful Chicago summer day, and we decided to venture to an old favorite of ours that we have not visited in a while, Southport & Irving. Setting the Scene Jodie was feeling the Sambuca Sadness, so we didn't arrive until around 1:30pm. Partying with teachers claims yet another sad, sad victim. It was a … Continue reading Southport & Irving aka SIP
Zia’s Lago Vista
A beautiful and mild July day, we decided to invite friends to meet us for brunch before a block party. We ventured a little bit west to a Happy Hour favorite of ours, Zia's Lago Vista, to see what their brunch had to offer. Setting the Scene The Cubs were at home for a night … Continue reading Zia’s Lago Vista
Bistro 750 – Update!
We recently revisited Bistro 750 for brunch to see how they were getting their bearings on brunch in the neighborhood. It was a quiet Saturday, we believe many people were out of town for the long holiday weekend, so we had the interior of the bar to ourselves. Our bartender Meghan kept us entertained with an … Continue reading Bistro 750 – Update!
PR Italian Bistro
Another absurdly beautiful summer day found us wandering over towards Sheridan, to a place we pass by frequently, but had yet to visit, PR Italian Bistro. Setting the Scene It was a warm and quiet Sunday, adjacent to a holiday weekday (4th of July). We assumed a lot of people were out of town because of … Continue reading PR Italian Bistro
Hutch Bistro
In our post-Pride haze, we awoke Monday morning-ish and decided to head to our second brunch of the weekend at Hutch Bistro. Yeah, I don't know what we were thinking either. Our zeal for delicious breakfast items overrides our poor judgment every time. Setting the Scene It was a bright, sunny, and cool day, with … Continue reading Hutch Bistro
El Mariachi
Sunday dawned bright and warm: perfect festival weather compared to last week's wilting temperatures. Chicago Pridefest was slowly waking up from Saturday's hot and rainy festivities. Becky was feeling a little under the weather, and Jodie was fatigued from a long week at the shop, but we rallied our tired old selves out to explore what … Continue reading El Mariachi
Bistro 750
We visited the recently remodeled and re-branded Bistro 750 in Chicago's Boystown to give their brunch a try. We were frequent guests of Taverna 750 before they closed, and we were excited to visit the new venue. Setting the Scene We arrived at around 12:30 on a warm spring Sunday and the patio was already busy … Continue reading Bistro 750
Mimosas and sweatpants 