tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post6574614135183603249..comments2024-02-05T11:11:02.470-08:00Comments on THE EPIC: My Kind Of TownM.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-40500939247409405482009-08-10T11:35:54.768-07:002009-08-10T11:35:54.768-07:00TPG, thanks for coming by!! The Palmer House had a...TPG, thanks for coming by!! The Palmer House had a Trader Vics in it also. And it was the first place in Chicago to serve Chocolate Ice Cream!! The hotel, not Traders.<br /><br />I really do love that town.<br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-2646104380554240052009-08-10T03:28:31.743-07:002009-08-10T03:28:31.743-07:00I love the Palmer House. I remember staying there...I love the Palmer House. I remember staying there the night the first Gulf War started. I stayed up and watched it unfold on TV from my hotel room. <br /><br />By the way, we both share the distinction of having dined with Petunia this summer. We were in Palm Beach in early July and my daughter and I had lunch with her and her adorable daughter. :)Tickled Pink And Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324232066952549119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-22649971352462347452009-07-04T09:06:58.275-07:002009-07-04T09:06:58.275-07:00Tintin, GREAT tips! The bar is still there and you...Tintin, GREAT tips! The bar is still there and you are right about the martini...but I've never had it on an empty stomach!!<br /><br />I will go to LPP as soon as I return. Thanks, as always.<br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-35474195424343059742009-07-04T07:57:33.328-07:002009-07-04T07:57:33.328-07:00The Coq d'Or bar in the Drake was (is?)home to...The Coq d'Or bar in the Drake was (is?)home to the Executive Martini. At least three served in a small pitcher and a real butt kicker on an empty stomach.<br /><br />On your next trip -- check out a restaurant even the locals don't know about. Le Petit Paris (the old Zavens)at 260 E Chestut (just off Lake Shore Dr) is hidden an a condo lobby and it's amazing. Alain Sitbon, the owner, will treat you like a star and the early 60's decor (unchanged) will flash you back to the Chicago of Hefner and Vic Lownes trolling in Lamplight Clubs for, you know, stuff.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-29014755988419964082009-07-03T19:12:04.301-07:002009-07-03T19:12:04.301-07:00Mustang, I trust your judgment completely. So I...Mustang, I trust your judgment completely. So I'll reserve mine and hold my breath that the Pump Room will be preserved. I sure hope so.<br /><br />Dad, you are my HERO. What a blast that would have been! <br /><br />Thanks for the visits and comments!<br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-60211112237839314302009-07-03T18:11:35.219-07:002009-07-03T18:11:35.219-07:00Your mentioning the Drake takes me back to my firs...Your mentioning the Drake takes me back to my first stab at sophistication, staying across the street at the Playboy Club in the 70's. After reading about the clubs in the magazine I thought there could be no more elegant and stylish way to travel. <br />Stayed for four days had my first lobster for dinner, saw Rodney Dangerfield in the nightclub, and fell in love with some beautiful bunnies. Damn I miss those days.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729831146076560432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-78382719295126098202009-07-02T18:01:12.749-07:002009-07-02T18:01:12.749-07:00alas, if only we could gather $25M to puchase the ...alas, if only we could gather $25M to puchase the Ambassador ourselves. I happen to like the Schrager hotels I've been to - the Royalton in NYC (best gin & tonic I've ever had - and I've had a few) and the Delano in Miami. But I'm afraid of what he might do to the Pump Room...so I may need to hurry on up there before its demise.mustangmelatlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126261142419290637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-70704663075428450152009-07-02T13:51:11.370-07:002009-07-02T13:51:11.370-07:00There's always the Talbotts.There's always the Talbotts.David Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656794645683894339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-33691115589709433202009-07-02T07:37:39.368-07:002009-07-02T07:37:39.368-07:00Longwing, we had better go fast. See below...
Mr...Longwing, we had better go fast. See below...<br /><br />Mrs. Scoffs, thank you so much! What a nice compliment.<br /><br />Ben, I found that going places in college [if you were like me and had NO money] wasn't as much fun as now anyway. <br /><br />David, thanks for the visit and the comment! BUT oh man. If/when Ian Schrager takes over the AE, brace yourself for Euro/techno music and weird cocktails. MAYBE he will keep the Pump Room intact. If he does, I may forgive any number of other hotelier sins. But I am hedging my bet. I know of another little old hotel not far from there...<br /><br />Thanks everybody!<br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-78509297656344912972009-07-02T07:15:39.840-07:002009-07-02T07:15:39.840-07:00I hate to be the one to break it to you.
http://w...I hate to be the one to break it to you.<br /><br />http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?articleId=32131David Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656794645683894339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-17208277388151919452009-07-01T11:12:37.139-07:002009-07-01T11:12:37.139-07:00Wonderful words about Chicago. I am embarrassed t...Wonderful words about Chicago. I am embarrassed to admit that, though I lived 2 hours away in South Bend, I never really took advantage of Chicago. Wish I had.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227626694414844848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-21079741375448146572009-07-01T08:10:24.438-07:002009-07-01T08:10:24.438-07:00Looks like you found a new home. Love the post lo...Looks like you found a new home. Love the post love the writing love the pictures. My trip to Chicago was Decidedly Disappointing. But it wasn't Her fault.~Tessa~Scoffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026251653030390293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-53572113684721085332009-07-01T05:05:31.771-07:002009-07-01T05:05:31.771-07:00Good piece. I'm ready to go.Good piece. I'm ready to go.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037319798873706088noreply@blogger.com