Last weekend was another quick run up to Chicago.

The primary purpose of this trip was to see my sister in Voyaging - a performance piece inspired by Charles Darwin's voyage upon the H.M.S. Beagle. This was the first time I ever saw my sister in any professional performance, and I'm sooooooo proud of her: she did an amazing job singing and dancing. I'm happy to say it got good write-ups in the Sun-Times and the Reader. Sadly, it ended last weekend so those that did not go are going to have to deal with living the rest of their unfulfilled lives. ;)

The other purpose of the weekend was to feast! Well, at least that's what it ended up being. Immediately after hitting the ground at Midway, I took off for Marché - a contemporary French bistro with opera-themed decor. I met The General enroute and met up with the SBEmail Fan at the restaurant. We ended up spending waay too much money, but it was nice splurging: two drinks apiece, grilled octopus + crispy duck confit plus French onion soup for The General, a main course, then dessert.

The next night, after my sister's show, a group of us went to Silver Seafood - a nice Chinese restaurant. We ended up getting sauteed baby peapod in garlic, hot & sour soup, egg drop soup, fried oysters, shrimp with snap peas & cashews in a nest, General's chicken and sesame chicken. Everything was just delightful, even the old standby stuff you'll get at most Americanized places. However, the baby peapod just stood out in my mind - it was wonderfully light and oh so tasty. The sister pointed out that it's a good idea to ask what vegetable is fresh today...it's more than likely that there's something very tasty that isn't normally listed on the menu.

After all that, I had to Scooty Puff Jr. my way home. The return flight was early, but it was probably better than getting back at midnight. Regardless, the trip was good.