Chicago 2024

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.” […]

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 […]

The location we visited is off the beaten path for us normally but due to a stop at a favorite clothing shop we took a walk and stopped at Dollop […]

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 […]

One of our favorite buildings in all of Chicago (and there are so many to pick from) Great location, excellent service and very nice rooms. It’s one of those hotels […]

The typical mall food court if the typical mall food court had a face lift, got all new clothes and jewelry and went to the CIA and learned to make […]

Stopped at Union Station in DC on our way home from our Memorial Day trip, 2018.  Excellent, as expected. Also in Chicago and San Diego! 2024 in DC, first time […]

Eataly is massive.  It’s two floors in the middle of downtown Chicago of just about everything Italian food you can think of. Coffee, gelato, a Nutella bar, Cheese, bread, wine, […]

We’ve been there so many times…it really is a great museum. We have been able to see some wonderful shows there over the years including Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol. […]