i’m in love with a wonderful guy

and his name is sam hill.
i am a difficult woman to please. i have lived in this fair city for almost 20 months, and while this blog makes it look like i’ve spent most of that time eating out, i have actually spent most of that time scouring the city for a new hairdresser, taking [...]

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this is not a post about beluga…

…nor is it a post about the pike, although a week ago we had high hopes of posting about both, when we had an evening planned that began in the vineyard cafe at ended with drinks & dancing at the pike. but factor in the loss of an infant-prepared babysitter and our desire not to [...]

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hyde park blast

it was a very summery summer day for the hyde park blast. we made our way down to the square in anticipation of the kids’ fun run, looking worriedly over our shoulders at the looming dark clouds the whole way. and sure enough, no sooner do we hit erie avenue than we’ve got to duck [...]

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summer is ON, people!

and i’m not just talking about the 90 degree-mark and regular afternoon thunderstorms.
it’s time to get outside, and this weekend there are ways to do it with all kinds of people.
summer festivals are getting into full swing, and this weekend it’s time for the 35th annual greek festival at holy trinity – st. nicholas greek orthodox church. [...]

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al fresco! amore! (but not amore al fresco)

if, say, you were a jealous lover, and suspected your beloved of stepping out with another, and, say, were hoping to follow your beloved of an evening in the hopes that you could catch said beloved whispering sweet nothings to that other, and you saw your beloved head into Arthur’s Cafe and request a seat in [...]

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Amarin

Bathed in a cool blue neon that, for just one instant, nudged me toward an exotic martini (do they even have a full liquor license? I don’t know, but with that setting, they should) instead of the warming green tea I’d been looking forward to, Amarin’s new location in East Hyde Park occupies the space [...]

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shouldn’t you be drinking your coffee here?

nestled in a the corner where erie and victoria avenues meet in east hyde park, the coffee emporium is easy to miss: despite directions from two different people — “it’s around the corner from the police station…you *really* can’t miss it” — i have driven past it, actually looking for it and still not [...]

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when pigs fly

in hyde park: artsy flights of fancy

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