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Catey Sullivan
Of Saugatuck and Sweetbreads
By Catey Sullivan
As a rule, we’re wary of sweetbreads. We’ve never been able to wrap our minds (or taste buds) around the concept of organ meat as entrée. But our attitude was forever changed following a visit to one of the best-kept secrets in Saugatuck, Michigan. Dine in during your stay... Read more
History and Catfish in Dubuque, Iowa
By Catey Sullivan
A River Runs Past It
We all know it’s cooler by the lake, but that doesn’t mean you should overlook the charms of river towns. Take Dubuque—no, really: Dubuque—for example. Check into the 171-year-old Hotel Julien ($109–$229), and the history is palpable. The golden era of riverboat gamblers, steamboat captains, and showboats may be gone, but their architecture remains. After the place burned to the ground in 1913, the Julien rebuilt with grand Romanesque elegance... Read more
Put a Fork In It
By Catey Sullivan
Eat, eat, eat—then rest
The Taste of Chicago continues through Sunday, July 4th and, in conjunction with the annual gastropalooza’s Fourth of July finale, the Talbott Hotel is offering the appropriately (if unimaginatively) named Tastes of Chicago package... Read more
Great Golfing at Grand Geneva Resort
By Catey Sullivan
Celebrate a Swinging Season
The House that Hugh Hefner Built, a.k.a. Lake Geneva’s Grand Geneva Resort, is celebrating its inclusion in the June issue of Condé Nast Traveler as one of the magazine’s 100 top golf spots in the U.S. Grand Geneva’s courses ranked... Read more
History Tour at the Palmer House Hilton
By Catey Sullivan
As it closes in on its 140th anniversary this fall, the Palmer House Hilton is celebrating history by ushering guests into the hotel’s swank and storied past as the fabled hangout of dignitaries from... Read more
'Killer Joe' and 'Chess' Sweep Last Night's Non-Equity Jeff Awards
By Catey Sullivan
A year after stepping down from the committee for the Jeff Awards, the local organization that vets and gives out annual excellence awards for Chicagoland theatre productions, I was worried they’d get it all wrong at last night’s ceremony for non-Equity theatre, what with my all-important vote no longer counting... Read more