The Last Word

The Taste of Chicago, the world’s largest food festival, starts today. For the next 10 days over 3 million people will converge on Chicago’s lakefront to eat, drink and listen to free music. The Taste kicks off with the cutting of a 2,000 lb Eli’s Cheesecake. Popular food staples include Chicago-style pizza, Chicago hot dogs, barbequed ribs, Italian Beef and Polish sausage. On July 3 the city holds its Independence Eve fireworks display. This takes place on the shore of Lake Michigan and is often ranked the best fireworks show in the nation. This year’s music line up includes Drive by Truckers, The Wallflowers, Counting Crows and one of my favorites, Chicago’s own Buddy Guy.

Simon  

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