Food & Spirits Magazine #17 | Page 26

Chasing the Windy City Story by Jesse Erickson, photos by Brock Miller A s surprising as this may sound, I’ve grown up in Nebraska my whole life and, until April, I’ve never been to Chicago. I know, weird. For some reason I never had the desire to go, even though I only ever heard awesome things. My fiancé Brock more or less surprised me with the trip I didn’t know I wanted to take. Well, our five days spent there completely changed my mind. I fell in love with that city and I’d move there in a heartbeat, if I could afford the lifestyle in which we spoiled ourselves. The spoiling was mostly on delicious food and even better drinks. Considering we’re both bartenders, that’s not that surprising. “Chicago: the best vacation I’ve ever been on and the best drinks I’ve ever had.” The whirlwind in the Windy City started late on a Thursday night Y