Moto looks amazing but I am pretty sure I am not going to get Tom to a Michelin star restaurant on this trip, especially one that is based on 16 courses of molecular gastronomy. It's all Coi's fault. Also mine, I blew my Michelin star gasket in Northern CA in 2009.

Lee...???????? t internalized premature squee

also, am I correct in assuming that you cannot just go and hang out at Aviary like a normal bar and you have to make a reservation for a cocktail tasting?

Your hotel isn't far from Alinea, but reservations are probably booked several months in advance.

Any thoughts on preferred deep dish pizza?

Gino's East. Giordano's is good, too.

Lee...????????

I might be able to work something out. Lemme work on it.

Yeah, Alinea is not happening, either. See: French Laundry in 2009, not having a repeat of that level anytime soon.

Just want fun places with great food, good vibes, and delicious beers, this time out. However, if the NOLA-Chicago train ride works out, maybe we might come up more frequently!

Gino's East or Lou Malnati's. Pizano's for thin crust.

Gosh I wish Chicago weren't so far....

away ...

waitaminnit.

Lou Malnati's and Gino East are indeed tops on my list so far. But I've heard the rest listed here in my research do far as well.

Some interesting doings a-transpiring here, whoo hoo!

If you like burgers, check this place out. [link] I've only had the veggie burger but it is popular with many of the meat eaters I know.