August 3rd! Can't Hardly Wait...

Caffé RōM

Here comes another coffee bar in downtown Chicago. Caffé RōM, a new venture by the founder of CAFFÉ BACI. I walked by (Hyatt Center on Franklin & Monroe) the other day but I didn't go in. According to its press release, Caffé RōM serves its coffee from Caffé Umbria. It just happens the family that owns Caffé Umbria also owned Torrefazione Italia, which was later sold to Starbucks. I have never had Caffé Umbria's coffee before, but the coffee from Torrefazione Italia was decent, and they poured nice latte arts. I will go check out Caffé RōM one day, although I am more interested in its gelato.

How Creature Comforts Is Made..

Creature Comforts - Countryside Code

L’Orange.

ING (Internationale Nederlanden Group) is a global financial services company with its HQ in Netherlands. It has been quietly opening up cafes around the country, and there is one in Chicago.

A friend of mine texted me about it a week ago, and Chicago Tribune just ran a story yesterday. Go check it out, use their free wi-fi and drink their free coffee when they're open later this month!

I can’t believe CBS cancelled the show after 3 short episodes.

Dragostea Din Tei, An International Phenomenon. (I know I am a bit late to this, but it is better late than never)

Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts is a brilliant new TV show on CBS, a compilation of people who were interviewed with various topics. Their thoughts and comments were then conveying through the characters of the claymation.

He Walked Away With A Sprained Ankle.

If you missed the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal last weekend, you missed this spectacular crash...

What Would You Do to Win A Million Dollars?

The contest was long over. Even though I didn't make it to the final, I was satisfied with my result.

Then, I read something about the alleged cheatings among some finalists a few days ago, but it didn't elaborate on the details until today.

During the contest, I was amazed by some contestants who were able to pick big winners consistently, while I labored myself trying to keep up with them. Now we know that they took the advantage of CNBC's flawed software design.

Anyway, I had fun, and it was a lot easier to trade with the funny money with no emotional burden...