I LOVE …
… the smell of cookies from Maurice Lenell (4474 N. Harlem Ave., 708-456-6500) as I drive by in Norridge.
— Walter Brzeski, Chicago
… listening to Kimberly Gordon sing Sunday nights at the Green Mill (4802 N. Broadway, 773-878-5552). Imagine Billie Holiday’s voice blended with Ella Fitzgerald’s gift for scat. That’s Gordon.
— Glenn Jeffers, reporter
… the chocolate truffles at Moonstruck on Michigan Avenue (312-696-1201). Two dollars for a piece of chocolate? Hey, this ain’t no ordinary sweet. It’s art. It’s an endorphin rush in a box. It’s … say, can I borrow a few bucks? It’s urgent.
— Lou Carlozo, editor
… rain delays at U.S. Cellular Field; no line for the ladies’ room.
— Regina Robinson, editor
I HATE …
… restaurants that fill up the tables with several cardboard dessert/drink ads PLUS the salt and pepper shakers, five types of sugar …
— Judy Hevrdejs, editor
… Pilates. Actually, I hate how expensive Pilates is. Do only rich people get to be long and lean?
— Allison Benedikt, editor
… when sales clerks bombard me with attention as I enter a store and then can’t be found when I really need something.
— Lara Weber, editor
… restaurants with valet parking where the valet wants the money upfront. How tacky.
— Carolyn McGuire, editor
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