Originally Posted by chgoeditor

Not for tonight, but two weeks from today... for five years now we've dined at Bavette's (Chicago) on Dec. 30. The first time was the night of our engagement, and since neither of us are big fans of NYE, we've kept up the tradition. This year dinner at Bavette's is not to be, but they're offering takeout, so we just ordered a Dec. 30 dinner. Typically we get the seafood tower, which isn't currently being offered, but we'll make do with a la carte cold shellfish and a bunch of our other faves. (And for anyone who's familiar with Bavette's, we'll recreate the ambiance by dimming all of the lights and eating by candle. I always joke that Brendan Sodikoff has never met a lightbulb he likes.)