Category Archives: Dining

Rush Street, Jilly’s, Biggs and Wine

Posted on December 15, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I would go to Chicago at least a couple times a year for business, and of course my Bride would accompany me, on our dime.  I was never on a fancy business account, which is fine, less expenses to have … Continue reading →

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Chuck & Harold’s

Posted on December 12, 2012 by thewineraconteur

One never knows when one will see a memory from home.  While we were still in Palm Beach my Bride decided that she wanted some ice cream and we had saw a shop after we had crossed the causeway bridge … Continue reading →

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The Breakers at Palm Beach, Florida

Posted on December 11, 2012 by thewineraconteur

“By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea,” are the words I think of each time I think of the Breakers.  I have always presumed that this was the hotel that the movie “Some Like It Hot” was … Continue reading →

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Maison & Jardin, Altamonte Springs, Forida

Posted on December 8, 2012 by thewineraconteur

We spent a week in Florida once, being nomadic going from one hotel to another.  We started in Orlando and we had a wonderful meal and wine in a suburb of Orlando Altamonte Springs and the restaurant was named Maison … Continue reading →

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Petunias a Restaurant in New Orleans

Posted on December 7, 2012 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and I have the same dentist, and one time when we were at our bi-annual check up, we were saying that we had another trip planned for New Orleans.  Our dentist said that he had just returned from … Continue reading →

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Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Posted on December 6, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I am not sure if that is the actual quote by Groucho Marx, but it is close.  After finding a recent box of mementos from one of our trips to New Orleans, I am going to branch off to stray … Continue reading →

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The Red Room in New Orleans

Posted on December 5, 2012 by thewineraconteur

What can you say about a restaurant that is built upon part of the actual structure of the original Eiffel Tower?  I have never been to Paris, but my Bride has, and we have dined in a restaurant that has … Continue reading →

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Stafford’s The Weathervane in Charlevoix, Michigan

Posted on December 3, 2012 by thewineraconteur

As I momentarily sift through my collections of memorabilia of wines and restaurants I picked up the matchbook from Stafford’s in Charlevoix.  We have been to the hotel as well as the restaurant several times for get-away trips, and sometimes … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, A Second Day

Posted on November 27, 2012 by thewineraconteur

My Bride made so much food for Thanksgiving and even with giving away food as people left, we still had so much, that she invited everyone back for dinner Saturday evening as well.   With all the family and the out-of-towners … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Feast that Bacchus Would Have Enjoyed

Posted on November 24, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Well the dust is settled from another Thanksgiving meal, and it was a true pleasure to watch my Bride as a whirling dervish overseeing all aspects of the meal.  I had acquired a bug two days ago and with medications … Continue reading →

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