The Daily Life of Frank is back for 2021! This week, Frank talks about 2021 starting with crazy momentum including a robbery down his block, Chicago Bears in the playoffs, a PS5 struggle he is experiencing and more! Plus he wishes his brother a happy birthday and shares a story of him when he was a kid.

The best thing about TheLINE’s sound is it’s *their* sound. You can find hints of stuff you love in everything they do, but the end result is uniquely theirs. After a considerable time away, TheLINE reemerged in the late 10s, followed by the “Sour to Punker” EP last year. Ryan Immegart of TheLINE is on Car Con Carne tonight. Oh, he’s also the Global Head of Marketing for Volcom. NBD.

Do you like dogs? How about dogs in people's clothes? Do you also like supporting members of Chicago’s music community? I have just the thing for you: “Bobo, 12 months a year,” a handsome calendar featuring Bobo the dog, owned by The Atlas Moth’s Stavros Giannopoulos. The Kickstarter project to back the calendar ends late tomorrow afternoon (1/4/21), and Stavros is here tonight to talk about it and share some fabulous Bobo pictures. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobofor2021/bobo-12-months-a-year

There’s nothing worse than a last-minute blow-off from a guest. I was just waiting for the guest to pop up on Zoom, and… nothing. I called. I texted. Nothing. So here I am. Hi. Just me. If that’s not the most symbolic way to do the last show of 2020, I don’t know what is.

It’s the final podcast of 2020 which means that 2021 is upon us, thank goodness! On this week’s The Daily Life of Frank, Frank looks back at 2020, talks about his destructive streak, recaps Christmas, and much more!

Zanies is ringing in the new year with a live streaming event of Chicago comedians, hosted by the very-funny Calvin Evans. Calvin’s my guest tonight, as we try to burn 2020 from our minds.

Miki’s Park opened in River North in March, 2020… mere days before it would be forced to close for a couple weeks. Miki’s Park’s story isn’t unique or special, but it is emblematic of what a challenging year it’s been for the service industry. I’ll be talking about those challenges with Orville Diaz, GM/Partner at Miki’s Park, as well as the innovations that have sprung from this year. We’re talking Korean food and beverage, New Year’s Eve and restaurant management during the time of COVID tonight.

It’s Christmas all over again! This week on The Daily Life of Frank, Frank talks about gifts not arriving on time, his new chair, his thoughts about Santa in Rudolph, getting scotch tape for Christmas and more!

Just before Thanksgiving, we checked in on the progress of local artist George Zak. Since then, he remarkably has even more pieces to show and discuss… right before Christmas. At this rate, I should probably go ahead and book him right before Valentine’s Day. Visit George at oddkidart.com!

What keeps Cornerstone Restaurant Group COO Danny McGowan hopeful for the service industry? What types of innovation and creativity kept restaurants moving forward this year? What can independent restaurant owners do and think about, heading into 2021? Danny's one of the service industry's great thinkers and advocates, and this was a fascinating and engaging conversation. We talk about Cornerstone's restaurants, as well as where the industry is at right now.   Support Cornerstone's fantastic Chicago area restaurants: Michael Jordan's Restaurant Michael Jordan's Steakhouse (it will be back!) Urbanbelly Table at Crate Chef Bill Kim's Ramen Bar pop-up Chef Bill Kim's Pizza and Parm