February 2012
1 post
How to Build a Better Bloody
With the unexpected 60 degree February weather we are having in Chicago today, I thought it might be time to get everyone ready for some springtime Bloodies. I was taught by the best (Mom and Aunt Nola) but have made marked improvements over the years and now I’m ready to share with you! These are basically the most delicious home Bloody Mary you can come across, so get excited.
Some...
January 2011
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The Worst Bloody Mary in History Discovered at...
It is possible that while home for the holidays this year, I encountered the worst Bloody Mary on the face of the planet. The only problem is, I can’t be sure because I refused to try it. Actually, let me back up…
The day after Christmas, me and my girlfriends from high school decided to get together for brunch. Six of us (Regan, Alyssa, Laura, her husband Jeff, my boyfriend and I)...
September 2010
1 post
What the What!?
A few times since we started this Bloody Mary awareness campaign (or blog- whatever) I have been in some bars and thought, “Yuck, This is SO not the place for a Bloody but I’ll try one for the good of the people.” So I ordered them in these places, hoping for the best but truly expecting the watery, tomato-soupy, worst. Surprisingly, I came across a few totally drinkable,...
August 2010
2 posts
I went to Milwaukee and all I got was one bloody...
One of my best friends, Deb, moved to Milwaukee a couple of years ago. It’s a short drive there from Chicago (although usually takes extra time thanks to weekend traffic) and we try to see each other as often as possible. This summer was jam-packed with activities but we found a free weekend for Michael and I to head up to Wisconsin. The original plan was to go on the brewery boat tour but...
Beer and Bloodies: Birds of a Feather?
I have never claimed to be a purveyor of beer. Generally since living in Chicago I have just asked Hil, “which one will I like?” And she picks a not-crappy beer that is also non-offensive to us undeveloped beer-drinkers. I guess you can say, “I like beer, but not like that.” So I am definitely up for trying something that might enhance that all-American beverage for me....
July 2010
1 post
A Bloody Roundup
Sorry for the lack of posts recently. Life gets busy, I guess. Lindsay has been spending most of her time job hunting and swimming in Lake Michigan, while I’ve been looking for a new place to live, holding a garage sale, playing tennis and preparing for a friend’s baby shower (amongst life’s other realities). Oh, and we’ve been watching So You Think You Can Dance. We...
June 2010
2 posts
Mmm, mmm good.
I had heard rave reviews about brunch at Tweet so my friend Deb and I decided to check it out. While the rumors turned out to be true about the food at Tweet (Vegetarian Biscuits and Gravy? Yes, Please!), as you can imagine, I was going for the purely for the Bloody Mary menu.
But first things first, Tweet is a cafe in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago. It’s a little off the beaten path...
What does this have to do with Bloody Marys??
I just moved to Chicago after nearly 10 years in NYC. And what I’ve found is that changing your life completely is really hard, and the stress of it has been entirely all-encompassing at some points in the last few months. I’m certainly nowhere near being “set” yet- and that’s still scary- but one of the beautiful side effects of this whole transition is that I am...
May 2010
6 posts
Lindsay’s Bloody Birthday Brunch and Bar Crawl:...
Last stop. In all honesty, it gets a little fuzzy at this point. We lost the bulk of our party, and just me, Lindsay, Jen, Michael, Kate and Dave continued across the street from Northside to Silver Cloud. I’ve been to Silver Cloud before but my only feeling on it is that you eat Sloppy Joes there. Anyway, we stood around the bar, chatting and drinking until the wee hours of the night...
Lindsay’s Bloody Birthday Brunch and Bar Crawl:...
After no more than one Bloody Mary (and a beer or two) at Blue Line I was hopeful for a better Bloody at Northside only about a block away. We made a quick walk over (losing Dan, Katie, Melissa C., Trevor and Emily along the way: Thanks for coming y’all!). At Northside there is a front room and a back area with bars in each, as well as an indoor and outdoor eating area. It’s kind...
Lindsay’s Bloody Birthday Brunch and Bar Crawl:...
After we finished up brunch at Twisted Spoke we were headed to the Blue Line which is—shock!—right under the Blue Line at the Damen stop. Getting there may have been more fun than actually being there…not that we didn’t have fun there…
Anyway, the 6 of us lovely ladies piled into Ms. Hedda’s Volvo for the ride over to Wicker Park. Kate requested the hardest rap we could find on the radio...
Lindsay's Bloody Birthday Brunch and Bar Crawl:...
We decided to start the day with brunch and then post/text our whereabouts throughout the day so people could meet up with us. Lindsay, Jen and I met at Montrose and Western around 11am to take the Western bus down to the blue line. When we got on the train, Jen headed toward the little cubby at the back of our train car. Standing back there, coincidentally, was one of my boyfriend’s...
Lindsay's Bloody Birthday Brunch and Bar Crawl:...
Lindsay’s birthday was a few weeks ago. To celebrate, we had dinner at my place on Friday night and planned a bloody mary brunch and bar crawl for Saturday the 24th. Our original plan was to do a photobooth bar hop because, apparently, we were too dumb to think of a bloody mary tour in the first place. Yeah…
We used the impending tour as fuel for getting our website, Twitter account...
BM/IM: My First Chicago Bloody
I very first got to Chicago a few weeks ago with my mom and sister Steph. Hillary came over to help with the unpacking after the movers left and much to her surprise we were planning a quick trip to the closest Cheesecake Factory. It’s a Tyler family staple, but Hil is (WAS!) a hater. We chatted about it today…
Hillary: so, yeah…i mean, i came over to hang out with you ...
April 2010
2 posts
Thanks, Aunt Nola!
My Aunt Nola is a woman of many talents. She quilts, she makes a mean potato salad, and she’ll kick your butt in Scrabble. She’ll share these gifts with the family when we’re around and I can honestly say the one I am most thankful to be on the receiving end of is her Bloody Mary. Salty and garlicky and made with Clamato (duh) it is truly one of her most magnificent creations. I adopted her ...
Welcome!
Hi ya! Welcome to our new little corner of the blogosphere, You say Tomato, I say Clamato. We are two good friends who live in Chicago and love Bloody Marys.
Lindsay and I met as undergrads at the University of Michigan in 1997. Since graduation, I have lived in Chicago and she’s been in NYC. We’ve been wanting to collaborate on something and upon Lindsay’s (incredibly...