It was a horrible, rainy, slushy, cold night but Gail was on a mission to hit Eataly figuring the crowds would be light. She was right. The quality/variety combo may not be able to be matched unless you compare it to something like the food courts at Harrod’s or Selfridge’s in London. It was my first experience with razor clams and a Nutella bar.
I go to about one hockey game annually and always wonder why I don’t attend more. I’m only a fair weather hockey fan but it’s getting more ingrained in my psyche. Unfortunately the Blackhawks lost 4-3, but it was an exciting game with a Blackhawks comeback from a 3-0 deficit and a fun pull-the-goalie ending. My pics aren’t great, but at least I got a good shot of a fight (above). We were in the lower bowl in section 113 I think, above the glass.
Beautiful November day for the battle for the division lead between Bears and Lions. Bears lost, but it was a close, exciting game. Bears had a ton of chances. Cutler got hurt and down by eight, McCown took the Bears down the field in the last few minutes for a score but couldn’t convert on the two-point play. Tough one.
It was a hot, sunny day in Tampa for the Bucs versus Saints until about mid way through the first quarter, then the storm and an hour plus delay came. Bucs hung tough but ended up losing 16-14 on a last second field goal by the Saints.
I was in St. Pete and got to see the Rays beat the Red Sox. It’s a strange atmosphere when the opposing fans are about equal in number to the home fans. The Rays are a strong franchise though and they’ll be fine.
It’s preseason, but it’s still the NFL. That was my thought when attending the Bears versus Browns on this beautiful summer night. It’s exciting when the Bears take the field, no matter when.
Maddies’s best facial feature is her smile.
Just a little post-golf breakfast on the way back from Countryside on a beautiful 4th of July. Two eggs are really four small eggs at Elly’s Pancake House Mundelein, but it’s really not that confusing. The sausage patties are huge and the hash browns nice and brown. The line may look daunting and the parking lot may be full, but they churn people through quickly while retaining solid service.
I had a client on the GA/SC border and I remember the first time I had shrimp and grits. It sounded like such a weird combo but low country folk toss it around like we in the north say steak and potatoes. Little Goat paid tribute to shrimp and grits beautifully, they dressed it up with asparagus and braised pistachio. The abundant grits are hidden underneath the broth and made for an awesome breakfast.