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Frenzy
FOODTRUCK
Portland,Oregon,hasacentral squaredevoted to food
trucks.Haitian,Jamaican,andChinese fare— followon
Twitter@RickshawTruck—rumble throughNewYork.
Inournation’scapital, chickencurryandsweetmango
lassipopsexit theorderwindow into thehandsof those
seekingsidewalksustenance. Inlosangeles,youcan
findfrenchcrepes,Jamaican jerk,Southernchicken,
Koreanbarbecue,andgrass-fedbeefonwheels. In the
spiritofculinarycompetition,howyou findyourdesired
lunch is improving faster thanyoucansaykimchiquesa-
dilla (theMexicanstandby fired-upby fermentedKorean
cabbage that’sservedatl.a.’sKogi taco truck).Jauntily
colored food trucksstillannounce their intendedparkingspotwitha tweet (inl.a.youcanseeall theTwitter feedsonasinglepage
at findlafoodtrucks.com),but,upping theconvenienceante,l.a.-based
ROADSTOVES
hasattachedGPSunits tomanyof themostpopular
l.a. trucks;withan iPhoneappyouget the trucks’ real-time locations.
Welcome to lunch in thedigital age,whereonceagainwe chaseour food.
—KENM
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here’s noplacequite likedowntownChicago for amazing food,
fun, andnightlife.Whynot grab31of your closest friends and
charter a trolley for theultimate restaurant/pub crawl? Inaddition
toamultitudeof hop-on, hop-off public tours,
THECHICAGOTROLLEY
&DOUBLEDECKERCO.
also specializes inupscaleprivateeventsper-
fect for tasting yourway through theWindyCity (chicagotrolley.
com).Moreeveningentertainment awaitswith
BLUEMANGROUP
(above), thequintessential triomixingmusic, art, and theatrics
(blueman.com). Party into the night at the ultra-hip
JBAR
, which
conveniently anchors the south endof Rush Street and— even
more conveniently— is next toThe James hotel,withposh,mod-
ern rooms anddreamybeds thatwill bemuchappreciatedat
night’s end (jameshotels.com). Themorningafter, be sure to fuel
upat the
FOURSEASONSHOTELCHICAGO
’s impressivebrunch,withmul-
tiple rooms full of tempting courses andamemorable viewof
downtown from theupscaledining room (fourseasons.com).
onaroll
CRAVINGAUNIQUENIGHT INTHECITY? TRYTHIS
CHICAGO ITINERARYONFORSIZE.
— JANETTHOMAS
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