Category: Chicago
Chicago: On Being a Veg-Head in a Town Full of Beef
UPDATE: The Bashful Adventurer laments the closing of the Green Zebra in Chicago at the end of 2017. Judging from my casual perusal of various restaurant menus during my most recent work trip to the Windy City, Chicago foodies remain dedicated to meat. At most of the places I visited, there’d be a nod to…
Note from the Brawny Sherpa: What I Did in Chicago
On our last trip to Chicago, I was going to have some free time while the Bashful Adventurer was bringing home the tofu bacon. Normally I go on a food feast. Gibson’s is the best place for steak in Chicago in my opinion. My buddy Pete said, why don’t you try to bring down your…
Mixing Pleasure with Business
Given my vocation—writing about the environment and law—it’s virtually impossible for me to silo work and play. Most often, they are one and the same, which is the way I want my life to be. I am sometimes surprised by people who wear blinders, not doing anything recreational when they are on a business trip;…
Getting Going
I drove solo six or so hours to my high school reunion last summer and was surprised when I got there when one of my classmates said, “I would never have made that drive alone.” I remember thinking, Why not? I had first traveled solo for a vacation more than 20 years ago. I gave…