Commentary: Dozens of readers emailed tips for finding fun in Chicago, along with a few gripes.
Magicians visit each table to perform at Chicago Magic Lounge in December 2019., the pandemic may have ended, but sophisticated, elegant fun is still hard to find. The disruption wrought by COVID-19 has made a quiet dinner, grown-up music and even a decent glass of wine highly elusive.
He concludes, “So, in droves I suspect, people like my wife and I are ‘quietly quitting’ trying to have a fine dining experience, at least in Chicago, at an age where we might be expected to do it more often. I take what would have been my filet mignon and French onion soup dollars to a BBQ takeout place out of town and enjoy a nice pinot noir at home with my half slab of baby backs.”“We refuse to give into the stereotypes of fear of the City/CTA/Covid/take your pick,” Allen writes.
And there is “Stanley’s on the corner of 43rd & Ashland. Situated on a busy corner in what used to be the Back of the Yards, it’s what used to be called a working man’s bar. Good, plain food and again, a real doll at the bar, Darlene Gomez.”“A good example occurred over this past weekend — a backyard party plus readings of new plays by women playwrights with wines and food served in abundance.
Marjorie Isaacson of West Town is up for magic. “Not some cheesy hack you may have seen in the past. There are two great places to go. One to see Dennis Watkins at The Magic Parlour at the Palmer House. He is amazing.
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