Liz recently got a whipped cream maker, which she was trying out for the first time. We were having a bit of her key lime pie (and she makes a mean key lime pie, just for the record), and decided to break out the whipped cream. We couldn’t find any real cream nearby, and so…
One downfall with Liz’s new place – the heat. Up on the second floor, the heat tends to collect and Liz has found her bedroom (and the kitchen) to be pretty hot. There are no windows back there, so the only hope is to offset the stagnant, hot air with some fans. She and I…
Got an invite from Liz and Steph today, and learned they were to be grilling in the backyard. Liz and I wandered over there around 6:30 or so, with some beers. Firing up the grill… There were additional folks in the backyard, who I didn’t really know. Turns out it was the downstairs neighbors (Evan…
Earlier in April, my friend Matt (aka Tha.Riddla) went to go compete in the 2006 United States Barista Championships… and won! Since then, Intelligentsia has opened up a new store downtown. To help celebrate their opening day, Matt was there to serve coffee drinks on-site. I was bummed I missed it (I forgot until about…
Hung out with Liz tonight, and we were in her neck of the woods (Wrigleyville). Actually, I was showing up to meet her and her friends for some mural thing (I think a friend of hers to be on-site at a bar, painting a mural live). Well, on showing up… Liz and I discovered that…