Intelligentsia

I am in Chicago for the annual meeting of the LSA (Linguistic Society of America), mainly to do a bunch of interviewing of candidates for a job opening in my department. To fortify myself, I needed a balanced breakfast this morning. On the recommendation of my friend Thony, I walked a mile from the conference hotel to a cafe called Intelligentsia for a truly balanced breakfast of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and caffeine, i.e. a cafe latte and an almond croissant. The coffee there is indeed recommendable.

Tonight, my reward for the day of interviewing was several pints of Guinness (more inherently balanced food, even without the lamb stew that went with it). Tomorrow morning, weather permitting, I will get to put in a nice long run.