Cafe Vita
There claim is “We’re Caffe Vita. We make incredible coffee in Seattle. Okay, we don’t make it in Seattle, we just roast it here, like we’ve been doing since 1995.” […]
Chicago
Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.
One of our favorite cities to spend a long weekend of museum visiting, eating and shopping.
The St. Clair Supper Club
Part of the Alinea group of restaurants, The St. Clair Supper Club is below Roister, next to The Office. You walk in and immediately feel like you are in the […]
Le Colonial
We’ve been going to Chicago for many, many years and had never visited Le Colonial for dinner. We changed that in 2024 and realized we had been missing out. The […]
Chicago Union Station
Take the 29 Capitol Limited from Pittsburgh (leaves at 11:45 PM) to Chicago. You roll in mid morning, Chicago time into the beautiful train hall. Stow your luggage at your […]
Te’amo
Overly complicated and overly caffeinated.
Chicago architecture: A walk through time
On a previous Chicago trip, we took the architecture boat tour which we both loved. This trip, the weather was good so we thought we’d try the walking version. We […]
Le Select
An absolutely gorgeous interior and bar. Great service and best of all, they had Green Chartreuse V.E.P. on the menu.
Garrett Popcorn
It’s a staple of Chicago and a tourist trap but it’s also good and Mary Catherine loves popcorn.
3 Greens Market
We’ve stopped here on several trips. It’s a good breakfast spot in a building with lots of shopping. Coffee, which can be hard to find in Chicago, is always good […]
Ralph’s Coffee
A coffee shop attached to the Ralph Lauren shop on Michigan Ave. Beautiful location, so-so coffee.