Monthly Archives: February 2009

Your Bar | Your House, Your Town

By pdo | Published: February 17, 2009
Sometimes a bar is just too far away.  When that happens, you can always mix at home.  This Good Eats episode will help: You will now make better martinis than 99% of the bartenders in the world.
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Billy Goat Tavern | The Loop, Chicago

By pdo | Published: February 12, 2009
There’s one bar that I like to go to after work and that bar is Old Timer’s.  It’s dingy, close by, inexpensive, and filled with an interesting crowd.  If I worked on the other side of the Chicago River, I would go to the Billy Goat Tavern.  It’s very dingy, inexpensive, and filled with a [...]
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Pizzeria Via Stato | River North, Chicago

By pdo | Published: February 8, 2009
If I was the only one that knew about this place, I’d never write this, but this place is in Yelp, in Timeout, etc., so I’m hardly blowing the whistle. Pizzeria Via Stato channels the same vibe as Quartino across the street — small carafes of reasonably-priced wine, well executed food, and a casual vibe.  [...]
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Mulligan’s | Lauderdale By The Sea, FL

By pdo | Published: February 3, 2009
Ideally, it’d be literally on the beach, but Mulligan’s is pretty damn close.  It’s one short block away, in the middle of Lauderdale by the Sea’s prime intersection.  It has no front walls, which is good, and it’s on a corner.  You can smell the beach, the oranges, the paradise.  Lauderdale by the Sea is [...]
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