VanessaLinChicago, IL
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- My Birthday...
- January 18
- Hometown...
- Bay Area, California!
- You can find me...
- usually cooking with my fiance, drinking good wine with friends, or playing with my puppy, Leah
- Surprising fact about me...
- I was a gymnast growing up and I coached gymnastics in high school
- Favorite band growing up...
- well, my first CDs: TLC's Crazy, Sexy, Cool and Boyz II Men
- Last good book I read...
- I haven't read a great one in a while. Last one that made me laugh: Marley & Me
- My favorite drink...
- STRONG coffee, good red wine, sidecars
- Favorite website...
- my sister's twitter (lfriedman) - she's hysterical
VanessaLin's Reviews
The Grocery Bistro - Chicago, IL
health conscious, Frequent Diner, appreciate nice things, into trying new things, quality conscious, a wine lover, a foodie
NOV
11
2009
My fiance and I have been meaning to try this new(ish) BYOB in our neighborhood for a while. We're glad we finally got around to it last night. Everyone we encountered who works there was nice, helpful and professional and our waiter was attentive, but did not hover. We didn't realize it was a byob so when we asked about wine, they referred us to the Perman Wine Selections next door. It took just a couple minutes for my fiance to pick up a bottle of Pinot Noir, and I like that they encourage diners to support another local business. Anyway, the menu has a lot of great options – I ordered...
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NOV
3
2009
OCT
20
2009
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