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kaze sushi

last night i ate at kaze sushi with tim and dar. from what i read, it got rave reviews all over the place. it's delicious. my opinion, not bad!★★★☆ just kidding. i don't do stars... kaze : B- . if i get a chance, i'll tell you why later, but until then... you should never eat sushi in an al fresco dining situation, especially if it is 80 degrees and muggy.

smoking popes @ double door

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" the way she used to look at me made me a thousand feet high, the meaning of the word cool... " one of the greatest songs ever written is "pretty pathetic" by the smoking popes . but don't go listening to the album version, because it doesn't give justice to hearing it live. i guarantee that if you listen to the song live, you will never miss another smoking popes show again. you'll go to shows just waiting for them to play it... like i did last night. but " let's take it from the start... " francesca's forno dan and i drove to al's house, and she drove the three of us to meet up with roy at francesca's forno . located in the old spot where soul kitchen used to be, forno has apparently been there since august 2005 ! jesus. i guess that i haven't been keeping a watchful eye on the neighborhood since chuck moved out of wicker park in 2004 . we used to have sunday brunches at soul kitchen, with the miscellaneous hangover ...

date night

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once in a great while, you get the opportunity to experience something that is normally reserved for special people. in this case it was something known as date night . date night happens on wednesdays, every couple of weeks. it entails dinner, drinks, and sometimes a stop at barnes and noble to peruse male pornography, specifically play girl magazine . thankfully, this particular date night, last night in fact, did not include the usual stop to the b and n. what it did include, were me and danny , two surprise guests who were invited to join this secret society for one night. along with the founding members liz, mel, katie, al, and danielle , danny and i were able to catch a glimpse of what it is really like to be 'on the inside'. we ate at kona grill , a pacific-rim kind of fusion place, coupled with its own sushi bar. we all ate sushi and had a pretty good fill. in my opinion, the sushi was sub-par, but i guess acceptable for non-habitual sushi eaters. the salmon special r...