As is my typical pattern, after running myself ragged for the past few weeks I'm now paying the price with a hacking cough and a fever. That said, it was worth it. I had an amazing weekend at the Mates reunion (more on that to come), and one of the highlights of last week was a visit to the Astor Center by Chicago's Hot Doug's — Bill and I had pigs in blankets, a perfect Chicago Dog, a Foie Gras and Sauternes Duck Sausage with Truffle Aioli, Foie Gras Mousse and Sel Gris, and duck fat fries. Delicious. More pictures here.
Unfortunately, I have a stupidly busy week. Here's to hoping that one day working from home will do the trick to get me back to 100%.