Be savvy about seating
Matt Daimler was shoehorning himself into a seat on a flight from San Francisco to London 10 years ago when he spied a man sitting across the aisle with extra...
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Love of beer reigns at Dark Lord Day
On one of the most important days on the beer calendar, when fevered drinkers from across the U.S. travel to Munster, Ind., to buy one of the world's rarest beers,...
WhiskyFest 2011: The “his & hers” edition
Two reporters, two distinct views of Friday's 11th annual Chicago WhiskyFest, two varying degrees of inebriation ... Josh: WhiskyFest 2011 proved again to be an untamable beast Friday night. You'd...
WhiskyFest 2011: The “his & hers” edition
Two reporters, two distinct views of Friday's 11th annual Chicago WhiskyFest, two varying degrees of inebriation ... Josh: WhiskyFest 2011 proved again to be an untamable beast Friday night. You'd...
Travelers using technology find that trains beat planes
A few weeks ago I wrote about choosing to travel by train instead of plane for various reasons, one of them being that I could spread out and work uninterrupted...
WhiskyFest sold out, but plenty of events around town
Chicago's 11th annual WhiskyFest is long sold out, but short of crashing the party (not recommended) or lining some scalper's pocket (also not recommended) plenty of options remain for getting...
Bar incident leaves Goose Island’s Greg Hall contrite
It wasn't celebrating the $38 million acquisition of his family's brewery by Anheuser-Busch – it was just a birthday party. But it ended with a bartender saying that Goose Island...
Hotel’s morning runs help ease the rat race
If I can find room in my bag, I take running shoes on every trip. Jogging, be it in Paris or Rochester, Minn. (I've done both), is one of my...
In defense of a drink at lunch
My friend Brett is a typical big city lawyer in many ways: a sharp dresser, an even sharper mind and plenty of expensive lunches on his firm's dime. Also like...
In defense of a drink at lunch
My friend Brett is a typical big city lawyer in many ways: a sharp dresser, an even sharper mind and plenty of expensive lunches on his firm's dime. Also like...