My spouse and I visited Chicago for a 3-day weekend in August 2011 to celebrate my birthday. We traveled out to Chicago together (and ran into some people on our flight from Allentown who worked at LSI in Milpitas). After checking into the Palmer House Hilton, we ate a late dinner at The Gage. The next day (Saturday), we visited Frank Lloyd Wright's house in nearby Oak Park. We rode the subway there and back, and the other passengers looked a bit dicey! Upon our return, we ate lunch at Giordano's, and avoided a rainstorm. That evening, we dined at L2O, which at the time held two Michelin stars. On Sunday, we took an architectural Segway tour and then had lunch at Hot Woks Cool Sushi. After recuperating, we took a cab north to have drinks at Vinci followed by the most incredible dinner at Alinea, the best restaurant in the United States and winner of 3 Michelin stars. The next morning, I flew home, but my spouse stayed in the city to do some work. Another great Chicago weekend!!
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