NPE 2009 Chicago June

[grail]

Are any baggers' going? I'm going down for 2 days and meet with a few of my vendors. Staying across from Grant Park.

Resturants , good beer.

Not much time to do stuff, it's more of an out and back business trip. Any suggestions.

[chiapeteater]

Yeah,I'll probably be there to. Been there for the last 3 of them. I don't expect this one to be any different except maybe scaled down displays.

[Lunchbox420]

you wild and crazy guys...be careful you two

[chiapeteater]

Yeah, I hate hate myself.

[grail]

I hate myself for other reasons than having to go to a plastics show. I would rather go to the K next year in Dusseldorf. However, I do want to find someplace decent to eat the one night that I'm there. Goose Island beer will be a given.

[DocSavage]

How can I NOT post this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk

[Lunchbox420]

I hate myself for other reasons than having to go to a plastics show. I would rather go to the K next year in Dusseldorf. However, I do want to find someplace decent to eat the one night that I'm there. Goose Island beer will be a given.

If you have an expense account there is a fusion restaraunt that is crazy out of this world...I posted about it before www.motorestaurant.com (http://www.wackbag.com/www.motorestaurant.com) there is also www.charlietrotters.com (http://www.wackbag.com/www.charlietrotters.com) which is one of the top places to eat in the world.
Of course there is a certain cupcake place.....and next door is a mexican joint that sells empanadas...fucking out of this world.

[DocSavage]

Carsons Ribs...BEST ribs in the world. Fancy joint too...
and of course Harry Carey's....Try the Steak delmonico...melts in your mouth goodness!
Chicago is MY kind of town...chicago is...

[Myhairygrundle]

Carsons Ribs...BEST ribs in the world. Fancy joint too...
and of course Harry Carey's....Try the Steak delmonico...melts in your mouth goodness!
Chicago is MY kind of town...chicago is...


x2 on Harry Carey's. Best Steak in town, imho, and I've been to most of them.

Also Ditka's is fun and da coach is known to hang out there.

[grail]

Anybody know anything about the following restaurants:
Avec
The Publican
Blackbird (apparently all 3 owned by same company, as seen on No Reservations)

also what's the name of the empanada joint

Ditka also happens to the the opening speaker to the show this year. What the hell is he going to say about plastic.

[chiapeteater]

So I missed having to go to this years NPE thank god. How was it Grail? I'm going to guess that it was scaled down a lot.

[oandapartycock]

So I missed having to go to this years NPE thank god. How was it Grail? I'm going to guess that it was scaled down a lot.
I heard Pepsi withdrew its sponsorship.

[grail]

Yes they did.

I kind of stunk this year. Way down. Nothing running. No cool parts. Low attendance. Ready for the K next year in Dusseldorf.

[chiapeteater]

I heard Pepsi withdrew its sponsorship.


:clap::clap:

[Lunchbox420]

Yes they did.

I kind of stunk this year. Way down. Nothing running. No cool parts. Low attendance. Ready for the K next year in Dusseldorf.

so where did you eat...cupcakes...empanadas?

[chiapeteater]

From some of the rumors I heard was Novatech didn't even have a display, Conair and Una-Dyn were barely even there also. But this is all through the grapevine type of shit.

[grail]

so where did you eat...cupcakes...empanadas?

I got nothing. I suck.

No novatech wasn't there nor was AEC or Bayer. Conair was a major sponsor but scaled back. Didn't see Una-dyn.

[chiapeteater]

I know Una-Dyn was there, I do a lot of work for them.