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<p class=MsoTitle><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">CHICAGO</st1:City></st1:place></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>ARCHITECTURAL ATTRACTIONS:</u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[Details about all of these buildings can be found in the <i>AIA
Guide to Chicago</i> (available from Amazon.com), which definitely should
accompany you on your trip around <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>]<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Buildings I think of as �<i>must-sees</i>�
are <b><u>underlined in bold</u></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Architectural Highlights of the <st1:place w:st="on">Loop</st1:place>:</u></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[Beginning at River North and
heading south on <st1:place w:st="on">N. Dearborn</st1:place>]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b>Daley</b></st1:PlaceName><b>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[south of <st1:City w:st="on">Randolph</st1:City>,
west of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dearborn</st1:place></st1:City>]
(19650 C. F. Murphy Assocs. and SOM.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Not
really that good a design�a very interesting contrast to Mies�s <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Federal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (see below).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Check out the Picasso sculpture in the plaza.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u>Marquette Building</u> </b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�</span>[NW corner of Adams and Dearborn]<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>(1893-5) Hollabird and Roche.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>A truly great building in the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> style by the much
underrated, but incredibly wonderful partnership of Hollabird and Roche. (For
an excellent book on the firm�and<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>an
unusually profound look into what the actual dynamics of this of architectural
firm that built many of Chicago�s finest buildings were, see Bob Bruegmann�s <i>The
Architects and the City</i>.)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The
massing of the form and the movement of the surface detail work in a
surprisingly pleasing way.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The steel
skeleton of this building is clad in brick terra-cotta; the magnificent cornice
has recently been re-added to the building (using some lighter, modern
high-techmaterials), with great success. Don�t miss the lobby [enter from <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dearborn</st1:place></st1:City> side], as it is
incredible.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><u>Federal</u></b></st1:PlaceName><b><u> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Plaza</st1:PlaceType></u></b></st1:place><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[between Adams and Jackson]<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>(1959-74) Mies van der Rohe.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>A magnificent creation of an entire one block
public space (note the way the buildings and their siting control and integrate
the forms outside the actual area�what the Japanese refer to as "the
stolen garden") by the master, Mies.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>Savor the way the space is sculpted and the movement of pedestrians is
accommodated and shaped.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The buildings
themselves are stately and beautiful, and there is a Calder sculpture
wonderfully integrated into the plaza.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[turn right (west) onto <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jackson</st1:place></st1:City>]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b>Monadnock</b></st1:PlaceName><b> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></b></st1:place><b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span></b>(1889-91) Burnham and Root.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This is an important building in the history
of Chicago�s architectural development (see <i>AIA Guide</i>) done by the
important firm that included the great David Burnham, but I really do not find
it all that successful.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[continue west on <st1:City w:st="on">Jackson</st1:City>
to <st1:place w:st="on">La Salle</st1:place>; turn right (north)]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u>The Rookery</u></b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[209 E. <st1:place w:st="on">La Salle</st1:place>]
(1885-8) Burnham and Root; lobbies and interior court renovated (1907) Frank
Lloyd Wright .<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Built around a grand,
open central court, covered by a glass roof that lets in outside light (be <i>certain</i>
to get inside to see it!), this building is a complete joy.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The fa�ade has unbelievable detail, and the
building itself is splendid in its form.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>The details of the interior added by Wright are extremely successful.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[turn back south on Adams and go to
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jackson</st1:place></st1:City>]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Chicago Board of Trade</b>
[directly in front of you] (1930) Hollabird and Root.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This is a much later building, but a
successful one.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[turn left (east) on <st1:City
w:st="on">Jackson</st1:City> to Clark; right (south) on Clark to Van Buren;
left on Van Buren to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dearborn</st1:place></st1:City>]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b>Old</b></st1:PlaceName><b>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Colony</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[407 <st1:place w:st="on">S. Dearborn</st1:place>]
(1894) Hollabird and Roche.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Another
lovely and interesting building by this great team.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Note the rounded corner bays.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[continue east on <st1:City w:st="on">Jackson</st1:City>
to Wabash; turn right (south) on <st1:place w:st="on">Wabash</st1:place> to
Congress]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><u>Auditorium</u></b></st1:PlaceName><b><u> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Buildin<span
style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>g</span></st1:PlaceType></u></b></st1:place><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">410
S. Michigan Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>] (1887-9) Adler and
Sullivan.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This great concert hall is
contained within a stately, weighty building (with a nod to the Romanesque feel
of H. H. Richardson).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The interior is of
much lighter design, with incredibly beautiful and complex detail.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>(Try to arrange to be here when it is
possible to get<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>a tour of the hall--or,
better still, attend a performance.)</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[continue east to Grant Park (worth
exploring in its own right); turn left and go north on <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State>]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u><span lang=IT
style='mso-ansi-language:IT'>Santa Fe Center</span></u></b><span lang=IT
style='mso-ansi-language:IT'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[224 S.
Michigan Ave.] </span>(1904) D. H. Burnham & Co.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Another building constructed around one of
Burnham�s signature interior light courts (cf., The Rookery).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>White, glazed terra-cotta skin, with an unusual
course of porthole windows beneath the cornice.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b>Monroe</b></st1:PlaceName><b> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></b></st1:place><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">104
S. Michigan Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>] (1912) Hollabird and Roche.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Look inside this gabled building to see the
vaulted lobby.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Edson Keith and <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theodore</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ascher</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Buildings</st1:PlaceType> </b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�</span>[24 & 30 S. <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> Ave] (1899) Hollabird and
Roche.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b>Gage</b></st1:PlaceName><b> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></b></st1:place><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">18
S. Michigan Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>] (1899) Louis Sullivan</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[turn left and go west on <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Madison</st1:place></st1:City> to State]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u>Carson Pirie Scott & Co.</u></b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1
S. State St</st1:address></st1:Street>.] (1899, 1903) Louis Sullivan.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Sullivan�s �Form follows structure�
archetype, this large department store became a major building paradigm.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The emphasis is on the horizontal, with
unbroken string courses.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Note the
marvelously complex detail of the metal tracery, especially at the entrance.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>[head north on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">State Street</st1:address></st1:Street>]</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><u>Reliance</u></b></st1:PlaceName><b><u> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></u></b></st1:place><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">32
N. State St</st1:address></st1:Street>.] (Foundations and base, 1891) Burnham
and Root; (Additional stories, 1895) D. H. Burnham & Co. Wonderfully
proportioned and detailed building, with deeply undulating bays�containing the
fullest early example of the �<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>
window��a large central picture window, flanked by two narrow double hung
windows.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This is now the Hotel Burnham,
and the caf�/restaurant on the main floor is a nice place for a coffee or light
meal�which provides a chance to see some of the interior details.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u>Frank Lloyd Wright in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>:</u></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u><a
href="http://www.wrightplus.org/new/homestudio/homestudio.html">FLW's Home and
Studio</a></u><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span></b>[<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">951 Chicago Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Oak Park</st1:City></st1:place>] Tours are available of his studio
and home (an early example of his prairie style) and of the many other houses
he did in this neighborhood. [take Green Line to end] </p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u><a
href="http://www.gowright.org/research/wright-robie-house.html">Robie House</a></u></b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[corner of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">58<sup>th</sup> St.</st1:address></st1:Street> and <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">S. Woodlawn Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>]
1910.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Another fantastic FLW monument, a
great example of the fully-developed prairie style (while there, check out
Rafael Vi�oly�s building for the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Business</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Chicago</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
across the street.</p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="http://www.wrightplus.org/">The Frank Loyd
Wright Preservation Trust</a> (the place for descriptions of Wright�s works in
Chicago, plus directions for getting there, hours and schedules, online ticket
purchase, etc.)</p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u>Other Architectural
Attractions:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b>860-880
Lake Shore Driv</b>e</st1:address></st1:Street> Fantastic grouping of
marvelous Mies van der Rohe apartment buildings</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><a
href="http://www.uchicago.edu/docs/mp-site/construction/gsb/gsb-index.html">Graduate
School of Business, University of Chicago</a></b>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>[corner of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">58<sup>th</sup> St.</st1:address></st1:Street> and <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">S. Woodlawn Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>] </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Completed in 2004, this quite
simply is an <em>extraordinary</em> building, a true masterpiece of
architecture, worth a special journey to see (which I guess means I'm
awarding it three Michelin stars?).</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The site of this building, located
between Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style masterpiece, the <a
href="http://www.wrightplus.org/robiehouse/robiehouse.html">Robie House</a>, to
its north and the College Gothic of the Rockefeller Chapel to its West (not to
mention the College Gothic of the rest of the University of Chicago
campus), was a crucial factor in its conception and plan. Although the
size and nature of the GSB is radically different from that of the Robie house,
Vi�oly respects its scale, materials, and horizontality in a way that
makes his building seem to work with the Robie House, rather than to struggle against
it; the monumental cantilever of the Dean's office overhanging the main
entrance of the GSB harmonizes with the cantilevered end of the Robie
House. On the other hand, the structural elements used to create the
Winter Garden--ribbed groin vaults springing from the tops of engaged columns
and forming point arches--are specific connections to the defining elements of
Gothic architecture that evoke in the most emotional of ways memories of Gothic
cathedrals. Nevertheless, the building itself is totally modern in
its feel and conception, and represents a creation that is a unique statement
of its own.<br>
<br>
To begin with, the GSB is a fantastic form: the shapes and
volumes are powerful yet gentle, individually assertive yet harmonious. And the
mix of materials is a true tour de force: the progression from
Chicago limestone to metracast to metal and glass is <em>so</em> effective,
and so architectural: everything works to express the nuances of the
spaces and functions--and the way the materials are drawn from the exterior
into the interior is incredibly effective in a way that Frank Lloyd Wright
would have appreciated.<br>
<br>
The interior simply works perfectly. It is a space with grandeur and
majesty, but one that is warm and completely livable. It is so
characteristic of Vi�oly to pay such attention to creating spaces
that will nurture human interaction and enhance the humanity of the work that
will be done in it. There are intimate sitting areas at the landings of
skylit stairways between office floors that practically beckon to people to
pause to have conversations. Movement within the building is shaped to
encourage interaction. And the way light is drawn into the building--even
down to the floor below grade--makes the entirety of the building quintessentially
livable and vital. And the views of the surrounding buildings and
spaces are drawn inward through the brilliantly placed windows and masterfully
planned sight lines. The colors that Vi�oly has chosen for the
office floors are astoundingly beautiful--effective and daring in
ways that are nevertheless understated and subtle.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br>
The interactive social heart of the building, the Winter Garden,
is simply one of the finest spaces I've seen anywhere. Even the taper of
the ribs increasing the incredible sense of the spring of the vaults adds to
the sense of their height and movement. (Move over Abbot Suger! At times
the GSB really does give the feeling of a Gothic cathedral--especially when the
columns and vaults are repeated in their reflection in the glass behind).
But this is <em>not</em> Gothic architecture: while these elements are
borrowed directly from the principles of Gothic structure, they are used
here to a radically novel end. The vaults, their enclosed areas
filled in completely with glass, form the ceiling itself, and the
wonderful, funnel-shaped volumes that are created within their
springing are actually open to the sky and the elements: rain washes
down into each of the four funnels and is carried down through the centers of
the engaged columns. And the Winter Garden is totally
fascinating viewed from every level of the GSB: each vantage point
provides a different and effective interaction with this central core.
And the entirety of the building is totally wonderful viewed
from outside. And then there is the way it looks after dark...</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>It is impossibly inadequate to
attempt to describe this marvel in words...you'll just have to go visit
it. In the meantime, you can view some of the photographs of it on the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Chicago</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>'s website <a
href="magazine.uchicago.edu/0410/features/gothic.shtml">magazine.uchicago.edu/0410/features/gothic.shtml</a>;
and you can check out some photographs on the Rafael Vi�oly Associates
site at <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/flashindex.html">http://www.rvapc.com/flashindex.html</a>,
and then going to "Projects/Works" and finding the University of
Chicago Graduate School of Business.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>RESTAURANTS:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="http://www.fronterakitchens.com/restaurants/">Topolobampo.</a>
</b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>��</span>Rick Bayless has created an
outstanding culinary triumph with this, his gourmet Mexican restaurant�yes,
that is completely correct, a <i>gourmet Mexican</i> restaurant!<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This place is worth a trip to <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>�and we have done
just that on occasion. From the wonderful selection of margaritas, right
through to the now wonderful desserts (from his new pastry chef), the food here
is completely exquisite. (Current menus can be viewed online at <a
href="http://www.fronterakitchens.com/restaurants/menus/topolo_menu.html">Topolobampo
- Menu</a>, although they change with some regularity.)<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�� </span>Most unusual and rewarding is the five
course tasting menu, especially when accompanied by the five different wines
selected by sommelier, Jill Gubesch.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>(Not only does her extensive knowledge of wine allow her to introduce
you to some incredible things you have never tasted before, her remarkable
knowledge of cooking�she was a chef before becoming a sommelier�enables her to
create wine-food combinations that relate to and enhance the complexity of the
dishes Mr. Bayless creates.)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The tasting
menu is $70, or $105 with the wines.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>Reservations can be hard to come by, so call <i>far</i> in advance! (The
somewhat less elaborate sister establishment next door, Frontera Grill, does
not take reservations, but consequently can have waiting times measured in
hours.)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>445 N. Clark St.</span></st1:address></st1:Street><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'> (bet. Hubbard & Illinois Sts.) <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IL</st1:State>,
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">60610</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>312.661.1434</span>, closed Sundays and
Mondays.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=bodysmall><b><a href="http://www.charlietrotters.com/restaurant/">Charlie
Trotter�s.</a><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span></b>Put simply, Charlie
Trotter�s is a restaurant that you would fight to get into in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>It is a truly elegant and refined dining experience.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Mr. Trotter serves only tasting menus, and
they are truly symphonies of culinary beauty.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>(Current examples can be found online at <a
href="http://www.charlietrotters.com/restaurant/cuisine/">cuisine</a>, although
they change with some regularity.)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>One
must also remember that the set menus do not mean one needs to put up with
anything one does not wish to eat:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>if
there is any dish that does not appeal, he will replace it with another�and, if
no particular option fits your needs or desires, a completely new dish will be
created on the spot!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Mr. Trotter
describes his cooking as a �Highly personal cuisine combining impeccable
products, French techniques and Asian influences.� <b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�</span></b>This is a very upscale place, and jackets
are a requirement.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The wine list is
interesting with some excellent choices, but on the whole very over-priced; the
service and ambiance are wonderful.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The
only slight imperfection is that the restaurant is way out in the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln Park</st1:place></st1:City> area, a long
cab ride from downtown. <span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>816 <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">W. Armitage Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street> (<st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Halsted St</st1:address></st1:Street>.) <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IL</st1:State>,
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">60614</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>, 773.248.6228</span>,
closed Sundays and most Mondays.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Corner Bakeries.</b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>Unlike the august culinary palaces mentioned above, the Corner Bakeries
are a wonderful, homey, chain of eateries scattered throughout Chicago�and I
sincerely wish they were scattered throughout New York, as well, as they are a
treat, particularly for breakfast (but not bad for lunch, either)!<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The first of these is near the Westin Chicago
River North: <b>516 N. Clark St. (312) 644-8100</b>; 1121 N. State St. (312)
787-1969; 140 S. Riverside Pl. (312) 920-9100; 222 S. Riverside Plaza (773)
441-0821; 224 S. Michigan (312) 431-7600;<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>676 St. Clair St. (312) 266-2570; 78 E. Washington St. (312) 201-0805;
900 N. Michigan (312) 573-9900; 638 Central (847) 433-4638; Roosevelt Rd. @
Lake Shore Drive (312) 588-1040; 676 N. St. Clair (773) 266-2570; Adams St.
Concourse (773) 441-0821 </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Garrett Popcorn Shops</b>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Another <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>
treasure: this chain sells <i>the</i> most amazing caramel corn in the
world!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>670 N. <st1:State w:st="on">Michigan</st1:State>
(between, <st1:City w:st="on">Erie</st1:City> and Huron), 4 E. <st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City>,
26 E. Randolph, and 2 W. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jackson</st1:place></st1:City>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>It is too wicked, and I shouldn�t mention
this, but it can be ordered online (although they�ll only ship via FedEx to
insure freshness)�<a href="http://www.garrettpopcorn.com/">www.garrettpopcorn.com</a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span></p>
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