CHICAGO

Ray & I recently flew up to Chicago. It wasn't exactly a vacation—I went up for AWP (a writer's conference) and Ray went up to see some music buddies, but we were able to meet up for some good meals... much of what you'll see in the photos. 

Our first morning, coffee and waffles at Clark's Diner.

(Alex, this one is for you!)

Lunch at XOCO, one of Rick Bayless' restaurants—
besides a decadently thick hot chocolate (see photo below)
we had pork belly soup and some spiced peanuts.
It was grand, and so nice to enjoy some warm soup after walking around in the snow!

And many thanks to the lovely Sarah and David for being such wonderful hosts!