Last night was really nice. siriuswolfstar had mentioned the possibility of getting together for dinner. I decided to try to come up with a place we hadn’t been to before, so I turned to my favorite place for Chicago foodies, LTHforum. That led to a neat initiative that they have instituted called the Great Neighborhood Restaurant program, whereby people nominate GNR status for the little local places that they think are worthy of greater notice. eatchicago.net took the last few rounds of winners and made a fabulous Google Map mashup. After looking around, I came up with two choices: Spacca Napoli or Laschet’s Inn. We opted for German over pizza, so Laschet’s Inn it was.

We met up with Sirius and simbalion at the restaurant and I have to say it was a great choice! I had the very tasty Leberkase topped with a fried egg, German potato salad and sauerkraut, chased by a Spaten Optimator. Just delicious! takaza‘s cheeseburger was only mediocre, unfortunately, but that kind of says that you have to play to your strengths. The apple strudel was a mushy mess that couldn’t hold a candle to L. Wood’s wonderful homemade version, but at least the apple crisp a la mode wasn’t bad at all. Following the meal we chatted a bit in the pleasant evening air then headed home.

And here we are just before the holiday weekend. Sharp-eyed readers may note that I have not said anything about going to Mephit Furmeet, which started today; with the wedding in Maine next weekend, there was just no way for us to swing MFM financially. Next year, though, I suspect we’ll be there. I hope everyone there has a good time, and be sure to thank the good, hardworking staff of MFM – they’ve earned it!

So what are our plans for the long weekend? Um, not much of anything actually. Sleep in, do some prep for the wedding. Maybe do brunch at Tre Kronor. That’s about it, really. Hey, if anyone wants to get together give us a shout – maybe a movie, or just hanging out. I expect by Sunday night or Monday I’ll be going nuts for some social interaction 🙂

I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend, and if you’re traveling be sure to stay safe!