Charmed by Chicago

"Sometimes my life comes around full-circle," Emeril reminisced to Joe this week in Chicago. The highlight of Joe's trip to the Houseware's Show was meeting up with Emeril Lagasse and recalling his days cooking on Cape Cod. Joe had a blast working for a spell with Emeril in his booth and helping him to educate the show-goers about his new, exciting products.

Joe was captivated by his first trip to Chicago. He saw the "green" Chicago River for St. Patty's, the gorgeous view from the John Hancock Observatory, and he enjoyed an amazing dinner at Sapori Trattoria. He was so impressed by Chicago's Gold Coast that he would like to move there! A perfect ending to his trip was a night at the Kingston Mines of which he said, "The blues will never be the same for me, I was flipped out." Now it's time to get back to work...