We found one of my husband’s journals from elementary school. As I paged through it, it was very clear there was only one subject that he had any interest in during the fourth grade - food. “Today we had tacos for lunch. Yum.” “Today was pizza. Yum." Every single lunch he had consumed as a nine year old was fully documented. "Yum."

I am quite confident that it’s genetic. My oldest daughter is already planning the next meal before even finishing the present. And there isn’t a chance at eating out that she won’t attempt negotiating. One time, she negotiated with us so much that she offered to buy her whole family lunch. And we said yes, of course.

Every town needs a beef joint. And we have several great options in Algonquin. But there is one that is downtown and walkable for us, Downtown Dogs. They have a fantastic hot dog deal: 2 dogs, fries and a drink, 4 bucks. A fantastic two-fifty Sunday gyro deal. And these days, the husband journals regularly about the combo. "Yum."

Yes, we allowed our five year old to pick up the tab for her entire family's lunch. And her little sister’s first ice cream cone (thank you Downtown Dogs for the on the house soft serve cone for the kids). Thanks for lunch G!

I'm happy to report, it didn’t break G's bank. Downtown Dogs is a steal of a deal. Visit Downtown Dogs at 107 S. Main Street, Algonquin, IL. Closed Mondays. Tell them the Algonquin General sent you.