Love: Cocktails at Aviary, where the science and imagination of molecular gastronomy is applied to alcoholic concoctions. Of course, I had to go with the Negroni-based
option, called the 2-in-1. You start with a glass vial of carbonated Negroni and a tall glass with a white lady, all frothy egg whites and gin. After a few sips you mix them together and a new drink emerges. When I'm next in Chicago
I want to try the 7-course cocktail tasting menu for sure.
Like: Ruxbin, a down-to-earth but gourmet Chicago
BYOB, named one of the 10 best new restuarants in America by GQ. Run by a brother, sister and friend trio, all surnamed Lee, we had delicious stuffed calamari,hanger steak, and a chocolate pot de creme topped with bacon cotton candy.
Discovery: That Bill Cunningham is pretty much the sweetest
man on the planet. Such a rare and
unusual character, and such a lovely documentary.
Obsession: Take Shelter, a terrific small movie from late
last year, with Boardwalk Empire's Michael Shannon (decidedly non-Agent Van Alden-ish) as a
working class family man in rural Ohio who becomes obsessed with his dreams and
visions of an apocalyptic storm. Is he prophetic or descending into paranoid schizophrenia?
Complaint: Hotel room service – how long it takes, the awkward
standing around in a robe while someone brings the tray in, deciding how much to add to the 2 gratuities already
on the bill. Thankfully, this complaint
has been solved at Public, Ian
Schraeger’s new stripped-down hotel concept in Chicago, which aims to offer everything you need and nothing you don’t at a surprisingly affordable rate. The best part of the stay: 6-minute room service
left outside your door in a stylish bag.
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