Inception in a Cuban Restaurant
Halfway through my plate of Ropa Vieja I realized this was just like Inception. I was eating dinner with eleven complete strangers in the back room of Cafe Bolero (2252 N. Western Ave.), a Cuban restaurant in Bucktown. Not speed-dating. Not Toastmasters. Not Amway (or whatever the hell it’s now called.) This was the second dinner...
Chicago Wine Shops: Red and White in Bucktown
Red and White 1861 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL (773) 486-4769 Mon: 2-9 Tues-Wed: 11-9 Thur-Sat: 11-10 Sun: 12-8 Red and White is an example of a shop that is sold on being the anti-Christ of big box, streamlined shopping. No automation, no large signs telling you exactly where everything is. No way to hide...
