Honey Butter Fried Chicken owners' Best Day Ever in Chicago

This summer, two of Chicago's grooviest chefs and most staff-friendly restaurateurs celebrated the 10th anniversary of their beloved Avondale eatery Honey Butter Fried Chicken.

Driving the news: Co-owners Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp threw special events and announced they're opening a branch in Glencoe this fall.

• Now that much of the hoopla has died down, we checked in with these local culinary fixtures to see what they do when they're away from their restaurant.

Christine Cikowski

🥐 Breakfast: Ham and cheese croissant from Floriole Bakery or Daisies.

👟 Morning activity: Hiking the North Branch Trail.

🥞 Lunch: Lula Cafe, baked French feta with a side of pancakes for the table.

🥕 Afternoon activity: Farmers markets: Green City or Logan Square.

🍝 Dinner: Earliest possible reservation at Monteverde, because I prefer to be home and in bed by 9pm these days, but I would order every pasta on the menu and a huge salad.

🥧 Evening activity: A piece of pie from Bang Bang, in my backyard garden, watching the sun go down behind the trees with my dog.

Josh Kulp

🍳 Breakfast: Two options: Lula Cafe with my family — I always order from the specials. Everything is always amazing.

• Or Yellow Rose Cafe for secret meetings with Hot Doug. I like the house omelette with avocado, bacon, spinach, and jack. Homemade hot sauce for the win!

🛶 Morning activity: My son and I go to either the Green City Market or the Evanston Farmers Market every Saturday.

• On weekday mornings, kayaking with my kid at the Skokie Lagoons.

🌮 Lunch: El Asadero on Montrose, a family favorite for nearly 30 years.

• I always get a steak taco with cilantro and onion and I like to add a slice of avocado. Their salsa verde is fantastic. Probably my favorite restaurant.

⚾️ Afternoon activity: Cubs game!

🍕 Dinner: Middlebrow Bungalow for Tavern [pizza] Tuesday. I order one of each.

📖 Evening activity: I love a good neighborhood bookstore, either The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square or City Lit in Logan Square.