Justin came to Chicago last week to see my show. Thankfully, I had several days off to explore and act like a tourist with him. I think the cold was a little shocking to him. The kid lives on a paddleboard in the sunshine so I got some pretty funny texts when he landed at O'Hare. Most of this visit revolved around food (we walked a ton!) and I was thrilled to be able to introduce him to my fav city treats.
We started with Millennium Park, where an ice skating show was happening.
I'd pick him first ; )
After we took the obligatory Bean pics, I showed him where I work, and then we made our way to Giordano's. I can't really eat dairy so I ordered spaghetti and Justin ordered this yummy deep dish.
He had never been to Magnolia Bakery (what?!) so I hooked him up with a cupcake and the best banana pudding in existence.
A few days later, I made him try Sprinkles.
And Shake Shack...
I didn't get the chance to visit Eataly when I lived in NYC so it was fun to finally check it out here. We got some fancy little coffee layered with hot chocolate.
The food there looks so good. I don't think I'll be trying the octopus any time soon though. I really hope I have an opportunity to go back for lunch, especially since my roomie works there.
One of my favorite things we did was have a few drinks on the 96th floor of the John Hancock Building in their Signature Lounge. We went early (around 4pm) and all of the window seats were already taken. Luckily, someone left and we moved for a better view.
The apple pie martini is delish. What a romantic date! I loved being on top of the world with my love.
Justin's cousin lives here so we were able to have dinner at a good taco place with he and his wife. On our last night together, we went to one of my old favorites, Grand Luxe Cafe. I know it's a total chain, but it is great and they give you enough food for like two days.
I had the perfect opening night weekend and relaxing vacation with my love bug.
The countdown begins again...