Birthday Trip to Racine
By Bruce Shawkey 70th birthday. Kind of a milestone. On the road by 10:30. First stop, breakfast in Milton at Cindy’s Café. Excellent waffle, scrambled eggs, two sausage patties, and coffee. Place was packed. Then, on to Racine to the Hotel Verdant downtown. Very nice boutique hotel. Brightly lit. Nice room with two queen beds. Short nap, then on to the HobNob Supper Club for a delicious dinner of tenderloin topped with crab meat, French onion soup, salad. And for dessert flourless chocolate cake with ice cream and coffee. Great waiter. My only complaint is that they were a little heavy on the hollandaise sauce. Back to hotel for a pretty good night’s sleep. Air conditioning was a little fussy. Up at 8 a.m. for breakfast at The Maple Table, just a few doors down. Lemon and ricotta pancakes with berry compote, donut holes with raspberry compote, and coffee. Next, a stop at the Pepperidge Farm store in the Kenosha outlet mall. Bought $30 worth of cookies. W...