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I make friends easily. Quick backstory on this post, last year I volunteered for an episode of Restaurant Impossible (RI) on Food Network. It. Was. Amazing. Needless to say, I became friends with 2 of the crew guys (Gabe and Angelo – they are brothers). Awesome dudes.
Here is a photo of me with the talented, fabulous, hilarious, nice, etc…dudes from the shoot last year:
That’s Gabe on the left, me in the middle and Angelo on the right.
Flash-forward over a year later and RI is shooting just over an hour away in Indiana. Unfortunately, I was unable to volunteer again. The next shoot was scheduled in Wisconsin just a few days after. The guys then planned on driving through the great city of Chicago. Over the course of a few Facebook messages and texts…what I thought was going to be a quick dinner on Friday turned into a 24 hour adventure!
First up: Dinner at Rockit Bar and Grill. If you haven’t been there, I’m telling you to go now. And get the truffle tots. Trust me. You can also follow Amanda on Twitter. She’s the executive chef/partner/Truffle tot master. My friend (made on the set – she was another volunteer!) Lisa and her sister Bernadette met up with us for dinner – before they head off to the theater.
While Lisa and Bernadette were at the theater, I took the boys to Sears (yes, it will ALWAYS bee Sears tower. None of this Willis stuff). Granted I am a life-long native of Illinois and have been to Chicago plenty of times whether for fun, visiting friends or family or other. This, this was only my second time going up the tower. Please take a moment and enjoy the views…
After that, we met back up with Lisa and Bernadette, hit up a few bars in River North and returned to my condo for an exhilarating night of games. That’s right, I’m talking Jenga, Operation, Taboo. Drinks, food, games…welcome to a Friday night with me!
Everyone left then and had decided to meet up for brunch. Apparently the boys couldn’t handle it, so that 10am brunch turned into a 12pm lunch/brunch at Grand Lux Cafe.
Next up: a river tour! The Chicago Architecture Foundation tour was all booked up so we took the Wendella River Architecture Tour. It was awesome! 75 minutes of some Chicago history mixed with architecture, a trip out onto Lake Michigan and some of the cheapest drinks 🙂 Highly recommend it. Enjoy the photos below (yes, yes Chicago is an amazing city!)
After the boat tour, we stopped by Chuck’s Manufacturing bar attached to the Hard Rock Hotel. Enjoyed a few drinks there and then…
…headed off to the bean! Or formally known as the Cloud Gate. Perfect weather for some photo ops
We then walked to Navy Pier to finish out the night. Had to ride the Ferris Wheel. And riding it right after sunset…awesome.
And that’s all folks! Until next time
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