
Amy Cavanaugh
Dining editor @ChicagoMag. Editor of American Weekender, https://t.co/aXcSJxa7FP
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1 week ago |
americanweekender.substack.com | Amy Cavanaugh
Welcome to the weekend!There’s no distance that’s too far to travel for a great meal. We’ve planned many road trips just for the chance to visit a single restaurant. We’ve spent a couple nights in Paducah, Kentucky and each time we’ve dined at Sara Bradley’s terrific restaurant, Freight House.
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2 weeks ago |
americanweekender.substack.com | Amy Cavanaugh
Welcome to the weekend!In today’s newsletter, we’re taking you to some of our favorite bars in Philly for the latest installment in our popular Bar Crawl series. This is a serious drinking city and we’ve put together a list of our eight favorite spots, which serve everything from Japanese-influenced cocktails to citywides, for you to check out on your next trip to town.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagomag.com | Amy Cavanaugh
It’s better than many of the ones we’ve had in New Orleans. With two types of rum, passionfruit, orange juice, and pomegranate, it’s potent and tart and goes down almost too easy. $15. 5215 S. Harper Ave., Hyde ParkChicago’s OG slushy is still one of the greats. Local Letherbee gin and Misoo bitter aperitivo are rounded out with sweet vermouth and citrus for the perfect patio sipper. $13.
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2 weeks ago |
l8r.it | Amy Cavanaugh
It’s better than many of the ones we’ve had in New Orleans. With two types of rum, passionfruit, orange juice, and pomegranate, it’s potent and tart and goes down almost too easy. $15. 5215 S. Harper Ave., Hyde ParkChicago’s OG slushy is still one of the greats. Local Letherbee gin and Misoo bitter aperitivo are rounded out with sweet vermouth and citrus for the perfect patio sipper. $13.
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3 weeks ago |
americanweekender.substack.com | Amy Cavanaugh
Welcome to the weekend!Last month, we headed out to Oregon to explore the beautiful Willamette Valley, home to hundreds of wineries. We stayed in McMinnville, which was just named one of the best small towns for food and drink by Food & Wine, and it’s the destination for our Weekend Getaway this month.
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