What would you do if you had a five-hour layover in Houston? If you’re like me, then you’d grab your backpack from baggage claim, call 411 for information, ask the airport information clerk and the po-po for directions and finally convince the cab dispatchers to find Burn’s Bar BQ so you can eat a decent ...
Chicago was cool, both literally and figuratively. I was bummed to pack my winter jacket in New York on Friday when it wasn’t even cold, but as soon as the wind hit us when we stepped out of O’Hare, I was thankful I didn’t put fashion ahead of function. Friday night was all about Persian ...
We were an hour late for our dinner at Charlie Trotter’s because it started to snow and cabs were hard to come by. The staff nonetheless was very accommodating and seated us with no problems when we finally arrived. They served us champagne to let us unwind while they prepared us our dinner. The grand ...
10:25pm – train back to New York City, delayed 12:10am – finally on board, but with an announcement that we’d arrive an extra hour late 1:00am – somewhere outside Providence when “the train’s axl hit debris”; delayed another extra hour “to switch machines” 4:00am – somewhere in Connecticut, stalls for forty minutes 6:00am – somewhere ...