If one's visiting Chicago and one likes nice views, a visit to the bar on the 96th floor of the Hancock Building is fun. (Assuming it's not foggy and there are no low clouds.)
I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jan 25, 2012 8:16:31 am PST #18302 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Lee - Jan 25, 2012 8:20:48 am PST #18303 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
he idea that she might get turned off some food I don't think anyone has raised. I will mention it to her next time we talked.
In case specifics would help--seafood of any sort was completely out of the question for me (and consider the source on that one), I had to cut way back on chicken because it started grossing me out, I probably ate more peanut butter during chemo than I had eaten in the 45 years before chemo, and I still haven't gotten my taste for salmon back.
eta: My appetite stayed pretty okay during the whole thing--there were only one or two days when nothing looked like food, and even then, I got hungry enough to eat peanut butter toast anyway. A lot of people actually gain weight during chemo, between the change in diet and the change in energy levels/ability to exercise.
le nubian - Jan 25, 2012 8:24:05 am PST #18304 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sue,
I really like Adobo Grill on N. Wells. They do tableside Guac that is a KEY feature of the place. Whenever we go to Chicago, we always go here.
Frontera Grill is supposed to be excellent, but we can't ever go because of the wait times.
If you book now, they can get to Rick Bayless other restaurant. We also haven't been able to make it there because of not being able to get a reservation.
They also might try Bayless' other restaurants: [link]
May I also recommend the Grand Lux restaurant. It is a little chain restauranty, but the portions are HUGE and whenever I go to Chicago, I feel like I have let go of all of my cash and the GL is decent food and doesn't make me feel like I have to take out a second loan to leave the city.
Jesse - Jan 25, 2012 8:27:12 am PST #18305 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Grand Luxe is a chain -- sister to Cheesecake Factory.
Sue - Jan 25, 2012 8:27:16 am PST #18306 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Thanks for the suggestions, guys!
Jesse - Jan 25, 2012 8:29:45 am PST #18307 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
(And I didn't mean that to sound negative -- for one reason or another, I almost always end up at Cheesecake Factory when I'm out of town, even though there is one across the street from my house I never go to!)
Sue - Jan 25, 2012 8:35:00 am PST #18308 of 30001
hip deep in pie
God, now I really want Mexican food.
Connie Neil - Jan 25, 2012 8:35:49 am PST #18309 of 30001
brillig
I was also told to steer away from foods I liked/my regular diet because there was a pretty good chance that I would develop bad associations with at least some of the food I was eating during chemo.
I hadn't thought of that angle of things, that they want you to still like your favorite foods when all is said and done.
meara - Jan 25, 2012 8:41:01 am PST #18310 of 30001
Jesse, I hear ya. Sometimes when traveling I try to get food I can't at home or go to local awesome restaurants...but half the time I end up at chains because it's easier and I know what I'll get.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 25, 2012 8:42:55 am PST #18311 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
May I also recommend the Grand Lux restaurant. It is a little chain restauranty, but the portions are HUGE and whenever I go to Chicago, I feel like I have let go of all of my cash and the GL is decent food and doesn't make me feel like I have to take out a second loan to leave the city.
My cousin once ate a brownie nearly the size of her head at that place! After a full lunch!
Sue, I'd also recommend The Gage on Michigan Avenue, which has the best burgers I've ever tasted and is within walking distance of the Art Institute.