  Broke But Happy In Chicago  For $200, Chicago offers some
stunning dinners  If you're looking for an excuse to visit
Chicago, United now flies there nonstop. It's a destination
worth the eight hours on the plane: as vibrant as New York and
twice as friendly. Chicago is the most architecturally
interesting city in America, and a great food town.  Not the
cheapest. It's amazing how much people in Chicago are willing to
spend on dinner, with dinner in a top-end restaurant running as
high as $200. For one. Even so, it's hard to get a table. If you
want a weekend table at Charlie Trotter's or Tru, call a month
or perhaps two ahead.  Many Chicago restaurants do two dinner
seatings, one at about 6 and the second at about 9. They tend to
be full past midnight. As one high-end Honolulu chef once
confided to me ruefully: "I am always amazed how those guys get
both high prices and high volume."  Still, it's splendid to see
such a vibrant restaurant culture. Why hold back? When in
Chicago, you might as well go for the