day off tomorrow. getting a massage at 3pm, and boy do i need it. upper back has been feeling it lately. i hope the rain subsides a bit so i can get out and ride my bike. i'm sure it won't though.

pre birthday pizza party with the family tomorrow.

when i lived in CO my parents would ship me a deep dish pizza for...
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The Promise Ring was awesome last night. seeing a band you love after 8 years is a wonderful thing, especially when they kill it, and especially when they play pretty much everything you want to hear. friends from Denver and New York came into town for it, which made the show that much more special.

i drank a little less than last week, and was...
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sweet. picking up the bike i rescued (my dad's 30 year old schwinn road bike) from the shop today and over the next day and a half five to eight inches of snow. dammit.

super busy night tonight. restaurant week is bringing in some outside business to the hotel and that is a good thing. it seems as though the events we've participated in over the last few months are slowly starting to pay off. restaurant week is a pretty good deal

our menu:

artisen greens, pommegranite seeds, persimmions, spiced pepitas, pommegranite vin
or
argurla and shaved fennel, truffeled...
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had myself a time last night at the Silverstein show. my hotel turned out to be rigth across the street from the house of blues and was very nice.

rolled to the venue about 5pm and the line was fucking massive. lucky for me my pass was up at will call which was inside the venue, but getting the pass doesn't mean you're in yet,...
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so excited for a day off tomorrow and seeing Silverstein at the house of blues. haven't seen the dudes in a year or so and its probably the first time seeing them in chicago (as opposed to iowa city or colorado) since like 2003 or 2004 when they still played at Fireside. Always good to have a quality bro-down when friends roll through town.

Last night for Valentine's Day we ran a four course prix fix for the lover's and a la carte for guests of the hotel. The PF menu was no problem and we cruised through the 10 or so couples that dined with us. The two courses that I had a part in the options were split between my station and saute, and almost every table...
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so. the sellers of the condo have accepted my offer! now it goes to their bank for final approval, which could three months because the world is backed up by short sale litigation. but for right now, I have bought this place and i'm stoked. hopefully the bank's turnaround is faster than expected and i can make the move before the spring. the inspection is...
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