The November Issue Of Chicago Magazine

I recently paged through the November issue of Chicago Magazine. The cover story was "The Best Steakhouses, Our Favorites Ranked," in which "Chicago food mavens" Amy Cavanaugh and John Kessler visited the city's top steakhouses and ranked their top 12. All of these restaurants were pretty upscale - the signature cut at their top pick, Tre Dita, cost $290, although they sang the praises of a New York strip for $89 that they made sound like a real bargain. Amazing what some people will pay for a meal these days. But I have to admire Cavanaugh and Kessler for being able to persuade Chicago Magazine to foot the bill for that cover story. Another article, that I really liked, featured 6 photographers who were sent out to take photographs around Chicago at 2:00 A.M. on a Thursday night in September. And those photographs were really good. In addition to the articles, there was an ad for the 83rd Annual Christmas Around the World at the Museum of Science and Industry, located in Jackson Park in the Southside Hyde Park neighborhood. The display features 50 trees honoring traditions from different countries around the world, and I remember going there several times with my family to see that exhibit when I was a kid. But at the bottom of the ad, it said Griffin Museum of Science of Industry. Who the hell is Griffin? Amazing how much can change in a mere 44 years. And by the way, after checking on the internet, I discovered that in 2020 the Museum of Science and Industry was renamed for Ken Griffin, a billionaire Illinois businessman, who donated $125 million to the museum. Surprise!