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Archive for April, 2006

WhiskyFest 2006

6 April 2006

I’d given my liver a break since St. Patrick’s Day and I decided last week it was time to test it again. Being the glutton for punishment that I am, WhiskyFest was the perfect opportunity. (Side note: in my research I found that St. Patrick - besides bringing Christianity to Ireland - also introduced distilling […]

Lou Mitchell’s

4 April 2006

You can’t help but love a diner. Especially when that diner gives you Milk Duds while you’re waiting and a basket of donut holes makes its way around the restaurant.
Lou Mitchell’s is famous for those quirky treats, and for its popularity with the power brokers of the city. It’s also known for its scrambled eggs […]