Sorry, can't make it. Still stuck in BKK. :)

one is never just *stuck* in bangkok :)

The good news is that I will be in Chicago that day. The bad news is that there's only a small chance that I'll get away for lunch as I have to leave the office at 4:30 that day.

As you recall, we normally do lunch several hours earlier than 4:30. ;)

I won't be able to make it Friday as I'll be doing one last trip for the year to put me "over the top."

Anyone wanna do FTG one day the following week? I've got a free stir fry I need to use up before the end of the year.

Still bad for me.... back on the 15th (with your bagel order). If we could do the 18th or 19th, at FTG, that would work better for moi. Though it is not always about moi, I know. (And don't worry, your bagels will be delivered fresh regardless.... ;))

I could do the 19th - I'm moving on the 18th. Only three blocks from FTG and I'll probably be ready for some stir fry by then! ^

:p Some of us actually still have to work... and this Friday is looking worse and worse. Not dead yet, but close.

I could do FTG on Monday the 11th or Friday the 15th, not sure about Monday the 18th yet. Not going to be in the office from the 19th-22nd.

And Derek, I need to PM you. :)

Can't make lunch, I'll be in the Quad cities.:(

I may come...how do I find you guys?

Wait a minute, first post says 600 N Michigan, website says 900 N. Michigan...which is it?

I hope they have vegetarian stuff on the buffet for me :)

I'm not going to be able to attend tomorrow. Sorry...

The information that I have found puts it in the 900 N. Michigan Shops complex.

It would be best if the OP confirms that we are all thinking of the same place.

sorry yes 900 N Michigan - 6th floor - about 12.15pm.

will meet in the entrance - will try to be there about 12.10 if you are any later just wander through and look for larger table - and someone with british accent ! dark hair and black leather jacket sitting with work colleague who is smaller scottish lady with glasses.

Sorry guys, I didn't make it out. I was working and I looked at my watch and it was 11:47AM already and it takes about 24 mins on the CTA bus to get to 900 N Michigan. In any case, I ended up eating a late lunch downstairs at 500 W. Madison ... any of you notice all the commotion in front of my building? I was more or less a sitting duck for about 2 hours in there.

Those who failed to appear missed a very pleasant lunch in a light and airy restaurant that has high floor views of the lake. holmedown and friend (I am guessing that her name would be spelled Marlyn) were very good company and we learned a few things about traveling to and from the UK from the two of them. I hope that my prattling contained a few bits of info that they found interesting enough to add to their store of knowledge. Since we arrived at the 900 shops about a half hour early, there even was time for Franny to give the Bloomingdale's charge card a bit of an airing before lunch.

However, as all know, it can get brutally cold in Chicago if you are walking down the wrong street with the wind in your face, and trekking one long block like this reminded me of why I seldom go there in the winter.

We didn't hear about 500 West Madison and the Ogilvie Station mess until we were driving back up Lakeshore Drive from the 3-5 PM graduation and found out that a guy with a gun had walked in there and blown some lawyers away between 315 and 330.

Great to meet Monitor and Franny and had a throughly enjoyable lunch and chat.