Month: September 2012

  • Tracking Eater Chicago’s “24 of Chicago’s Most Anticipated Fall Openings”

    I saw this post on Eater today: 24 of Chicago’s Most Anticipated Fall Openings. As is usual with Eater, it was an amazingly well-researched post, with tons of detail and specifics about who’s doing what where. The actual dates of restaurant openings are a notoriously inexact science. There are lots of movable parts to opening a new…

  • On Clint Eastwood & Playful Moderation

    The other night I saw Clint Eastwood on TV. He was at the Republican National Convention, giving a speech of sorts. He had a conversation with the President, who was represented by a chair. I found the whole thing odd and wonderful. I think Clint Eastwood is a great director, even though he seems to…