After all his work to find me, I finally agreed. Later, he found out my room, by enquiring at the front desk for a hostess from Boston. I sewed on the button, but refused the dinner invite. Passenger Al, nicknamed Ali Baba offered me a deal – sew a button on his jacket and he’d take me out to dinner. The 26th of October found me on my way to Columbus, OH. In fact, they walked with the bottle in plain sight – crazy people! I returned to the hotel after a lovely evening.īack at the hotel, one of the hostesses and a crew member came trouping upstairs with glasses of scotch in hand. An appetizer served before the meal, made of egg plant, was called Baba Ghanouj – very good! I must remember the name. The most expensive dinner was an Arabian dinner for $3.50. The food was delectable and quite reasonable at $2.50 a plate. It is a small restaurant, but quite atmospheric. We left the Allerton and walked around the corner to the Scheherazade and Arabian Tent Room restaurant for Shish Kebab, which was served on little swords. Poor fellow, he wants to get married so desperately – a very understandable wish. We talked about his studies, my new airline job and his girlfriend/my school chum Claire Mornane, who was teaching back in the Boston area. The view of the city was like a lovely painting. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.We hopped into a cab and went over to the Tip Top Tap, a lounge at the top of the Allerton Hotel. Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicagoĭo stories like this matter to you? Subscribe to Block Club Chicago. Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicago Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicago Fairgrounds on Fulton opens Wednesday. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. “We feel like Fairgrounds will be a destination for those seeking out choice, a better atmosphere, great service and hospitality, which we feel has been missing in this new world of specialty coffees and teas,” he said.įairgrounds on Fulton is open 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club ChicagoĪnd despite having lots of food and beverage options in Fulton Market, Schultz said the trendy area is underserved when it comes to coffee. Since opening the Bucktown shop, Schultz opened a second shop at Chicago Athletic Association in the Loop and others in Los Angeles and Minneapolis. “It worked in the middle of Bucktown with 14 other cafes that you can walk to.” “Why not get these great ones in the same place where you can get flights of different kombuchas, a flight of teas, flights of cold brews, flights of hot coffees,” Schultz said. The first shop proved that customers wanted something new in a coffee shop - the option to choose from a variety of roasters. Schultz opened the first Fairground location in Bucktown in 2017. Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicago Starting at 11 a.m., guests who’ve had their fill of coffee can also enjoy cocktails with cheeky names, like the gin or vodka-based Shake Your Libations, Grandpa Irv’s Old Fashioned, and You’d Better Rum.Įxecutive Chef Dan Gamoran will oversee the expanded food menu that includes Fairgrounds sandwiches, pub-style nachos, marinated tofu banh mi, creamy burrata and nann flatbreads. The third Chicago outpost offers a 22-seat cocktail bar, rope swings and 86 seats and couch spaces across the expansive shop. With games customers will remember playing at fairs in their childhood, owner Michael Schultz said the new location builds on the brand’s “whimsical” nature. Wednesday.įairgrounds on Fulton will offer up coffee from roasters like Dark Matter Coffee, Gaslight Coffee Roasters and Colectivo Coffee, and cold brews, kombuchas and specialty elixirs, too. Fulton Market St., which opens at 6:30 a.m. The popular cafe, which offers coffee from a rotating selection of roasters and specialty teas, is expanding its menu to include more bites and cocktails at its newest location at 1330 W. FULTON MARKET - When Fairgrounds opens its third Chicago location in booming Fulton Market next week, guests will be able to play Skee-Ball and test their strength on a strongman-style High Striker game - all while imbibing on tea, coffee and cocktails.
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