Weird name, good grub: Grubus food truck
When I first heard of Grubus, I thought it sounded like some kind of disease. But after eating at this food truck, I’ll be darned. If Grubus is some kind of epidemic, I’ve caught the bug. Grubus — get it?…
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Chicago eats: Grace
The best meal of my life was at Alinea, one of two restaurants in Chicago with three Michelin stars. It was a bucket list item that I’d planned for years. What happened next was perhaps inevitable: When Grace, a fast-rising…
Greenwood – making old-school, cool
The ’70s revival is upon us, with throwbacks in fashion, music and culture all the rage. So when I heard about a local ’70s band making a comeback, I was intrigued. R&B, blues, funk, original brass bands, jazz, mainstream pop,…
Blackbird, Longman & Eagle, Fat Rice
To close my epic Chicago vacation, I visited two Michelin-rated restaurants and an up-and-coming, dinner-only spot. Blackbird has been a pillar of the Chicago food scene for the past decade, helping put Chicago on the national culinary map. Longman &…
Best meal of my life: Alinea
I attended last year’s TEDxHonolulu in search of knowledge and inspiration. As part of the interactive conference, we had to fill in the blank to the following statement: “Before I die I want to…”I picked an experience that had piqued…
Did this: Sony Open awards gala
While most of you were paying attention to the annual Sony Open in Hawaii (@SonyOpenHawaii) for the golf this past weekend, I — the non-golfer — checked out one of its fabulous food events … of course. The Pro-Am awards…
FUUD: Best of #CatTravels
Traveling is tiring.You wait in airports, you stand in security lines, you drive for miles. There’s nothing more miserable.But there’s also nothing more inspiring and exciting and completely exhilarating, either. Which is why we endure the pain and suffering and…
#CatTravels: Best of Chicago
I love Chicago.I lived in the area about 10 years ago — and have always considered it to be one of my favorite cities in the world.It’s home to about 3 million people — the most populous city in the Midwest…
#CatTravels: Weekend in Madison
It’s cold in Wisconsin.I’m talking 30-degrees-in-the sun cold. And it’s not even winter yet.People in Madison, the state capital, are walking around in T-shirts and sweatshirts. Not me. I’ve got at least three layers on, two of which are made…
#CatTravels: Day 1 in Madison
I arrived in Madison, Wisc. with a wool coat, a cowl neck top, a scarf and jeans.And that wasn’t enough.It was 34 degrees when I landed — 50 degrees colder than when I left Honolulu on Thursday night. And the temperature…
#CatTravels: Made it to Madison
I made it to Madison!And it wasn’t without some worry.See, I booked this flight on United Airlines — before my well-documented debacle involving said airlines and Continental Airlines, which got us to Las Vegas from Honolulu in 24 hours — so…
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