the bedford

this is the bedford. it's a neat little bar housed in the basement vault of the former mb bank on ashland and division.

i love the mystery and grand fantasy of what used to be, decades ago, living inside all these little boxes - and who came to visit them.

now, there are places to snoop, stories untold and a small menu of well-made drinks. my favorite is the cucumber cooler: gin, muddled cucumber, aperol, simple syrup and lime. it's just the right amount of kick, sweet, refreshing: heaven.

i'm not so into the hip bar of the moment, but i do like old places full of beautiful things and memories i can pretend are mine.