The Magnificent Mile is lit, Mickey and Minnie and Santa rolled through and did their thing. As far as I’m concerned, the holidays are on!

Sidebar: because I care about you, go to Mama Milano’s immediately. I don’t know how we (you and me, we) have lived the last 12 years without that family’s salad or pizza but now that they’re back open in Old Town, I am probably going to be at one of their 6 tables every week.