tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268Tue, 11 May 2010 08:20:32 +0000<a href="http://www.oliveandmason.com">Olive and Mason Eat Chicago</a> chronicles the betting and lunching adventures of olive and mason, who <i>used to</i> work together in an office and <i>were once</i> secretly dating. every so often a bet is made. the loser buys lunch and said lunches are reviewed. so <a href="http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/09/start.html">get all caught up</a>, memorize our <a href="http://www.oliveandmason.com/oliveandmasontheme.mp3">theme song</a> and enjoy.http://www.oliveandmason.com/noreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)Blogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-8856559117468851678Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:49:00 +00002007-06-20T13:21:08.835-05:00date: june 7, 2007bet: is upgrade cycleworks located on chicago or milwaukee? mason thought milwaukee, olive thought chicago.stakes: dinnerwinner: you can probably find out with a little help from your friend the interwebbernetloser: hint!location: avenue mcost: $100.00olive: so mason wanted to stop at this bike shop near our place which he alleged was located on milwaukee ave. but like richard http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/06/avenue-m.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-5936328734260651133Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:06:00 +00002007-06-04T17:12:33.407-05:00date: may 16, 2007bet: at an "industry event," will either olive or mason introduce the other as their "lover"?stakes: bragging rights (lunch is free), potentially massive embarrassmentwinner: noneloser: both?location: palmer house (17 east monroe)cost: free!olive: i've been dreading this outcome entry, so i'll just come out and say it. there is no winner for us to announce and lunch was crap. http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/06/palmer-house-part-ii-outcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-2522654414034016723Tue, 15 May 2007 22:25:00 +00002007-05-15T21:06:16.386-05:00date: may 16, 2007bet: at an "industry event," will either olive or mason introduce the other as their "lover"?stakes: bragging rights (lunch is free), potentially massive embarrassmentwinner: ?loser: ?location: palmer house (17 east monroe)cost: free!olive: May 16th will mark quite a milestone in the O&M relationship. Since we parted ways, professionally, our paths really haven’t crossed outsidehttp://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/05/palmer-house-part-1-bet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-2971749160035710372Thu, 10 May 2007 17:00:00 +00002007-05-10T12:00:14.780-05:00well better late than never. and i can't tell you how pleased we are that this whole technology is called a "feed." they might as well have called it a "chomp."anyway, just paste this URL into your aggregator, homepage, etc.http://www.oliveandmason.com/oliveandmason.xmlnow you'll be able to get our posts delivered to you rather than having to check our blog eight times a day (which you know you http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/05/o-site-feed-appropo-for-food-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-2142146067859362157Wed, 09 May 2007 19:02:00 +00002007-05-09T14:35:13.338-05:00date: may 4, 2007bet: will mason keep his promise to be home by 8pm on the night of his office's annual cinco de mayo celebration?stakes: dinnerwinner: oliveloser: masonlocation: avenue m (695 n. milwaukee) tuscany (1014 w. taylor)cost: $100.00olive: mason and i had big plans for thursday dinner - a little homemade concoction that i like to call mexipies. as usual, i was starving, but mason, as http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/05/date-may-4-2007-bet-will-mason-keep-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-7738850007697803276Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:25:00 +00002007-04-25T11:28:07.055-05:00mason: it sure is nice to be noticed. our pals at gapers block and drive-thru have been great friends of ours historically, and it's nice to see that our hiatus didn't sour them on us altogether. thanks to our buddies at action-squad for the via.in other news, olive and I officially moved in together this past weekend. stay tuned for a full review of my lunch today, which was packed with care byhttp://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/04/o-gapers-block-drive-thru-foody.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-7723706322146932542Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:03:00 +00002007-04-17T17:15:36.161-05:00mason: call me gross, but i buy sushi for lunch from the dominick's on grand and fairbanks ALL THE TIME. it's no mirai, but it's cheap and fresh and tastes pretty darn good. today i had the "snacker," which consists of one roll each of shrimp, eel, tuna and salmon. the guys who roll it out will even give you extra wasabi if you ask nicely (which, obviously, i do). so check it out. it's no place http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/04/dominicks-sushi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-117544063024961570Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:12:00 +00002007-04-25T11:30:17.390-05:00date: march 30, 2007bet: was it dinero or liotta who twirled the ketchup in goodfellas? (see high dive entry for explanation)stakes: dinnerwinner: masonloser: olivelocation: blue line club car (1548 N. damon Ave.)cost: $84.00mason: olive's first mistake: thinking i would lose two bets in a row. olive's second mistake: daring to make a bet about a movie that i've seen about 39 times to her meager http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/04/blue-line-club-car.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-117502826511704135Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:35:00 +00002007-03-27T17:43:28.370-05:00right. so we're back. it's been nearly a year, but we're back. doesn't it just make you want to sing?you'll find our first official review below, along with a couple posts about how we should start betting, lunching and blogging again.for those of you who know us, welcome back. for all newcomers, here's a brief recap of what you've missed. for more details, please see all other entries in this http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/03/hello-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-117500521654438791Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:45:00 +00002007-03-27T16:53:09.023-05:00date: march 26, 2007bet: will mason finish the disgusting margarita that olive ordered before the end of dinner?stakes: dinnerwinner: oliveloser(s): masonlocation: high dive (1938 W. Chicago Ave.)cost: $39.00olive: first, i think we should explain this most irregular o&m betting scenario. on this particular evening, we decided to grab dinner at high dive prior to having a bet for which to dine. ihttp://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/03/high-dive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-117493118712908271Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:19:00 +00002007-03-26T14:07:40.380-05:00mason: for those of you keeping track, this is two posts in as many hours. if this doesn't demonstrate our new found dedication to betting, lunching and reviewing, i don't know what will.this article from today's redeye certainly brings back memories. for one, the sidebar begins by saying "make all the jokes you want about the dangers of dipping your pen in the company ink," which reminded me of http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/03/alliteration-alert-cubicle-coupling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-117492539055362802Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:58:00 +00002007-03-26T12:09:50.566-05:00mason: yeah yeah yeah, we know. we've been talking about it for awhile, but seems like it's pretty official that, in honor of nearly a year of blogging apathy, olive and I have agreed that we need to get this sucker back up and running. our decision was based on several noteworthy reasons, but a few that stand out are:- we're still dating- we still eat lunch on a regular basis- this whole http://www.oliveandmason.com/2007/03/guess-whos-coming-back-for-seconds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-114434837100062647Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:29:00 +00002006-04-06T13:32:51.036-05:00olive: i know. it's pretty pathetic that we haven't posted in nearly two months. we even have a backlog of bets that demand our lunching attention, but when and where is tbd. i just wanted to make a post saying we haven't quit this thing completely. at least, not yet.http://www.oliveandmason.com/2006/04/pretty-pathetic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113985225963840852Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:15:00 +00002006-02-25T20:11:08.636-06:00date: february 2, 2006bet: can mason successfully throw friend's hat to him frisbee-style across the bar?stakes: lunchwinner: oliveloser(s): masonlocation: oysy (50 east grand)cost: $30olive: i love bets that require a physical challenge. in this case, mason had to toss his friend's hat across the bar into the hands of said friend. i conjectured there was no way he'd make it, and so a bet was http://www.oliveandmason.com/2006/02/oysy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113753831853195415Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:45:00 +00002006-01-26T13:40:38.260-06:00date: january 15, 2006bet: will olive or mason divulge a smooch in front of co-workers?stakes: lunchwinner: noneloser(s): olive and masonlocation: crave (201 west gorham street, madison, WI)cost: $76 (including meals, several top-shelf drinks and tip)olive: now that our relationship is old news 'round the old office water cooler, we thought it would be fun to see who, if either of us, would be http://www.oliveandmason.com/2006/01/crave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113652076834615003Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:09:00 +00002006-01-06T00:32:32.796-06:00date: december 28, 2005bet: will olive stay awake until all hours at mason's christmas party?stakes: lunchwinner: masonloser: olivelocation: bistro 110 (110 east pearson)cost: $60.00mason: i say christmas instead of holidays because i expect people to assimilate to me, not the other way around. i guess it depends on the situation, but for the most part, i'd like to say ginerbread yuletide http://www.oliveandmason.com/2006/01/bistro-110.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113470757070223264Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:32:00 +00002005-12-16T17:54:52.863-06:00date: december 15, 2005bet: who will spill the beans at the office holiday party?stakes: lunchwinner: good questionloser: even better questionlocation: RL/ralph lauren (115 east chicago)cost: $66mason: our photographer's name was flynn. she came to my apartment with a box of goods that took the both of us to transport from her auto to my domicile. the goods were photo-related, which wasn't http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/12/rlralph-lauren_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113375291214578376Mon, 05 Dec 2005 03:00:00 +00002005-12-15T17:13:33.783-06:00date: december 8, 2005bet: who will spill the beans at the office holiday party?stakes: lunchwinner: tbdloser: tbdlocation: classified olive: this thursday is our office holiday party. there will be drinking and merriment and festive good cheer. it is certain to be an atmosphere conducive to forgetting we are with co-workers, and acting like a couple, thus spilling the proverbial beans. while http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/12/office-holiday-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113321245520722304Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:05:00 +00002005-12-01T10:27:24.300-06:00date: november 28, 2005bet: will a late-night, post-thanksgiving-party mason be able to execute a parallel park in (less than) three points?stakes: lunch(alleged) winner: mason(alleged) loser: olivedestination: cafe nordstrom (55 east grand, third floor)cost: $28.72mason: did any of you really think that i would actually lose four bets in a row? i mean not doing the kermit dance in public is one http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/11/cafe-nordstrom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113262890344479521Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:15:00 +00002005-11-30T10:00:19.523-06:00date: nearly every saturday and sundaybet: NONE!stakes: ZERO!winner: everyone's a winner in this gameloser: there are no losers, only boozersdestinations: tipparo's (1540 north clark)the s&g (3000 north lincoln)pizza hut (division/ashland/milwaukee or north & western)cost: dependsmason: when the throws are manifested among two individuals for more than a couple months or so, especially when the http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/11/om-special-traditions-of-throws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113172899684445757Tue, 15 Nov 2005 04:36:00 +00002005-11-28T14:27:46.020-06:00date: november 10, 2005bet: will mason imitate kermit the frog's excited dance in a public place?stakes: lunchwinner: oliveloser: masondestination: p.j. clarke's (302 east illinois)cost: $45olive: this bet takes some explaining. did you ever watch the muppet show? well, kermit (the frog) always introduced the acts. he would start announcing them like a normal person/muppet, but would eventually http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/11/pj-clarkes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113077466074703463Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:05:00 +00002005-11-28T14:28:31.076-06:00date: october 28, 2005bet: will olive call in sick to work tomorrow?stakes: lunchwinner: oliveloser: masondestination: flat sammie's (811 north michigan)cost: $24olive: so i don't really like taking sick days. in fact, in the almost-two years i've worked at the place that i currently work, i've probably only taken a total of four sick days, and considering the limited vacation time i receive and http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/11/flat-sammies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-113034103454571413Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:32:00 +00002005-11-28T14:29:00.160-06:00date: september 29, 2005bet: will olive make out with mason in his office?stakes: lunch and one week of chauffermanship (if olive loses)winner: oliveloser: masondestination: volare (201 east grand)cost: $42olive: so it was friday afternoon and my stomach was in knots. would i actually go through with it? i did a quick survey lap around the office. this was it. i walked into mason's office, closedhttp://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/10/volare-part-2-outcomereview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-112802462389830625Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:09:00 +00002005-11-28T14:29:38.380-06:00date: september 29, 2005bet: will olive make out with mason in his office?stakes: lunch and one week of chauffermanship (if olive loses)winner: ?loser: ?destination: volare (201 east grand)cost: $42olive: ladies and gents, you are about to witness an o & m first. due to the highly awesome nature of this bet, and the seriousness of the bet stakes, the volare review warrants two (2) separate posts.http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/10/volare-part-1-bet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918268.post-112956222527929663Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:52:00 +00002005-11-28T14:30:13.960-06:00date: september 8, 2005bet: who gets the most strikes during another trip to lucky strikestakes: lunchwinner: masonloser: olivedestination: jimmy john'scost: $12mason: from labor day to memorial day each year, the office at which olive and i work celebrates summer hours, which means the office closes at 2pm every friday. to mourn the last of 2005's early dismissals/extended weekends, olive and i http://www.oliveandmason.com/2005/10/jimmy-johns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (olive and mason)3