{"id":422,"date":"2014-12-18T11:49:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T11:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=422"},"modified":"2016-08-21T02:13:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T02:13:09","slug":"chi-town-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=422","title":{"rendered":"Chi-town at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The day after Christmas we depart for Glen Ellyn, a charming suburb just outside of Chicago. I go to visit my bio-dad, a man of great aplomb and consequence. This is my fifth consecutive year for this trip, so it didn&#8217;t occur to me to write it up in Chasing Paint until the other day, but my special treat is a day in the<strong> Chicago Institute of Art<\/strong>. Robert drops me off at the entrance and we meet for lunch at the\u00a0 museum&#8217;s restaurant, <strong>Terzo Piano<\/strong>. Last year, I scored with Lobster Nachos (lobster in hollandaise over fries). Divine!<\/p>\n<p>Not much prep required\u00a0since I always go just around Christmas. The suitcase contents stay the same, and I can confidently predict the Lions outside the <strong>Chicago Institute of Art<\/strong> will be wearing wreaths and standing on Christmas present wrapped plinths. Today I&#8217;ll look up the special exhibitions at the CIA, and consider where I&#8217;d like to focus. It will be hard to top last year&#8217;s show &#8216;Art &amp; Appetite&#8217; &#8211; a still life artist&#8217;s dream exhibit.\u00a0 One twist is my curiosity about small scale sculpture. More on than anon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/va-chicagp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/va-chicagp-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"va chicago\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/va-chicagp-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/va-chicagp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/va-chicagp.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/va-chicagp-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Back to baking, decorating,<\/a> wrapping and otherwise making spirits bright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The day after Christmas we depart for Glen Ellyn, a charming suburb just outside of Chicago. 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