To the best of my knowledge, yes.

The "happy hour run" originally scheduled to Roy's in SFO tomorrow (4/24) has now expanded to include lunch since they are one of the few in the chain open for lunch. In between lunch (1 pm) and happy hour start (4:30), will shop for sourdough. Back to SFO for a 9pm home. Will be in the Admirals Club about 7:30 pm.

Almost 11k AAdvantage miles, breakfast and dinner courtesy of AA (along with many drinks), lunch and happy hour courtesy of Roy's if I can talk them out of it, fresh sourdough, and a ticket price of $163 plus tax......roflmao

If flyDubai had deals to Tbilisi or Yerevan, I'd consider a dining run. Though, I'd have to move to the UAE...

just back from the "bridge" here on 95th. Calumet fisheries and still no smoked chubs. They say they haven't had any in awhile and its my third trip there since Easter.

Anyone know where I can make a run to get some?

Quite a few years ago I was persuaded by a friend in the wine business to make a run to Alsace for an incredible lunch at the now-closed Michelin 3-star Auberge de l'Isle. We started with a couple of wineries in Burgundy and continued on to the Pfalz. Alas, this was well before I began collecting miles.

These days I'm more likely to break up a NYC/SFO MR with a trip to the Ferry Building for Hog Island Oysters, followed by Blue Bottle coffee and Michael Ricchiutti chocolates. Next time I might instead try the Slanted Door.

My PURE DR was a drive from OKC to In N Out in Dallas, TX. It was purely for the food, no visiting friends, not to shop, and i drove so it wasn't an air MR, so PURE DR!

I had a huge craving for In N Out and it was about two years or so since i had one. The In N Out had just opened up a few months ago. I drove to Dallas from OKC which was about 4 hours, ate In N Out, sat there for awhile, drove back home. Although I may add on the way home I did stop by an Ikea, but the Ikea was not in the original plan whatsoever so it still counts as a DR =). Plus I didn't buy anything at Ikea.

Ask SweetWillie - he knows it all about the Windy......

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Try dirks on clybourn?

yes I did and unfortunately they don't have them. I'm going to call Hagen's too

Thanks

merci !I like Dirk's a lot, I've even taken classes from his shop, he is a great guy, but his prices send me into sticker shock. I now am a fan of Boston Fish Market (BFM) in Des Plaines (3 miles north of ORD). BFM is open 8-5pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun. Selection & quality of FRESH fish, shrimp, squid, clams, mussels, etc is terrific and prices are so damn low. BFM is the largest processor of whitefish & salmon in the Midwest. If one has time and is looking for lunch or an early dinner, I HIGHLY suggest trying BFM as they also fry or grill any seafood they offer. I've been giddy since this place opened (in case you couldn't tell, I'm a fan:D) www.bostonfishmkt.com
--What did Hagen's say? If they have them I can stop by on my way to the Sox game this Friday to drop off w/you.

To clarify, by chubs, do you mean the entire smoked chub (whole lake chub) or a chub of say whitefish or smoked lake trout? (also called chubs)

Yes I meant the whole lake chub seems there are none around. Thanks for the offer but they don't have any.

But I think I may take a ride to the Boston seafood one weekend.

Thanks!

Not quite a "dining run", but we often go to Paris over Christmas and New Years, and knowing that many restaurants close for part of that period we make sure which days our favorites will be open before we book the trip and plan accordingly.

Three times a year, SFO to Chicago to have dinner at Next.

upon your comment, I started to realize that an item I used to buy quite frequently hasn't been readily available. While this article is from 2009, it states why chubs are not as prevalent as they used to be: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/80387372.html
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I just recently made a dining run, to Manado, Indonesia.

Though it's known for diving, for me it is the source of spicy smoked skipjack tuna and various carnivorous dishes you aren't as likely to find in the rest of the country. Not to mention, that region has a Christian majority, which translates to more restaurants being open during Ramadan.