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Visit Quad Cities: Local Love in the QC
The Visit Quad Cities team asked me for input on QC Restaurant Week, which turned into a blog post for their website for QC Restaurant...
Fran
Mar 26, 20211 min read
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Quad City Beer Podcast
Billy sat down with KC Cupp, founder of Quad City Beer, for a nice long chat about all things Me & Billy. They covered it all, from our...
Fran
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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Re-Opening Guidelines and Thoughts
We will re-open on Wednesday, May 20th. Things will be a bit different, but we’re still the Me & Billy you’ve known for the past 6+...
Fran
May 17, 20203 min read
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Just Some Beautiful Photos
Back in February, we spent a lovely afternoon with Amy of Shamrock Photography doing some mini sessions for Valentine's Day. We had a...
Fran
Apr 5, 20201 min read
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#LocalLove Quarantine
Quarantine. Social distancing. Self isolation. Shelter in place. This terminology is all-too-common now during the Coronavirus pandemic....
Fran
Apr 4, 20202 min read
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#meandbilly100 Monthly Giveaway
We just selected our fifth monthly giveaway winner, and with that have officially donated $500 to local charities! Now seems like a good...
Fran
Apr 2, 20201 min read
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Wonder Women with Angie Sharp
If you're a QC local, then you're familiar with Angie Sharp from WQAD. She co-anchors "Good Morning Quad Cities" and has recently started...
Fran
Sep 1, 20191 min read
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#LocalLove Summer Bucket List
With Memorial Day weekend comes the honorary start to summer! As we work on our summer cocktail menu and start to enjoy patio weather on...
Fran
May 26, 20193 min read
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R&D the New York Way
We've done our fair share of research throughout the Midwest, from all over Iowa to different neighborhoods in Chicago to St. Louis and...
Fran
Dec 2, 20182 min read
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Five Years
image via Iron & Lace Photography Five Years! This milestone seems like a really big deal. Maybe it's because we were told when opening a...
Fran
Nov 6, 20182 min read
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Construction of The Fairhaven
I thought it was time to give you a little history behind our new event space, The Fairhaven, as well as some photos from beginning to...
Fran
Oct 10, 20182 min read
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Participating in QC Big Table
When I first heard about the QC Big Table, I knew I wanted to be involved in some capacity. The idea sounded so promising: two days of...
Fran
Apr 30, 20182 min read
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It's been awhile!
I'm back from an unplanned, extended hiatus from this blog! More than six months, in fact - yikes! There has been a lot going on, so I'll...
Fran
Mar 6, 20182 min read
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Research, research, research!
I've been fortunate to do some traveling this summer, all of which came in the month of July. While each weekend trip had a different...
Fran
Aug 23, 20172 min read
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Macaron Pairings
We recently hosted a Martinis & Macarons pairing event with our neighbors and good friends, Oh So Sweet by Tiphanie. You hear me say it...
Fran
Jul 1, 20171 min read
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A little more personal...
Our family has had so much going on, in addition to the daily ins and outs of running Me & Billy, that I thought a personal update would...
Fran
May 29, 20171 min read
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Another New Menu
New menu planning always creeps up on us, no matter how much we try to plan ahead. Sometimes we just have to wait for inspiration to...
Fran
Apr 22, 20171 min read
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#ClassicDayOFun Strikes Again!
Wall to wall green! Wow, another crazy St. Patrick's Day weekend! The weather was a bit chillier than recent years, but you wouldn't know...
Fran
Mar 30, 20172 min read
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All the green!
Here's a little behind-the-scenes look at our decorating process for St. Patrick's Day. Luckily, we have been collecting Irish mementos...
Fran
Mar 8, 20171 min read
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Galentine's Day Soirée
A Galentine's Day Soiree: ladies celebrating ladies This idea was in the works for quite some time - more than a year, in fact! I loved...
Fran
Feb 14, 20172 min read
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