First off - stuffed pizza at Giordano's! We had the "special" pizza with sausage, mushroom, green peppers, and onions and a pitcher of Chicago's Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale.
Gilt Bar, where we sat at the "chef's table". This meant sitting at a counter that looked in on the kitchen. It was so fun to see how everything was made. Totally impressed with how they ran the kitchen and wow - was it delicious!
sweet balsamic roasted garlic & olive oil on toast
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| sweet balsamic roasted garlic & olive oil on toast |
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| country ham & black mission fig salad with sherry vinaigrette |
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| ricotta gnocchi with butternut squash, pancetta & sage (this was to die for... 2nd best pasta I've ever had! best was in Aruba and you'll see pictures of that in the not too distant future) |
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| pork meatballs with romesco spices.... |
The only bad part... no room for dessert :(
Bin 36 Wine Bar was located in our hotel. We tried a flight of white wines and had a lot of really yummy hummus.
Cantina Laredo Mexican Restaurant
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| Amazing Margaritas |
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| Guacamole |
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| Tacos, Enchiladas, and Tamales |
Lunch at Grahamwich:
g'wich popcorn - grated parmesan + chopped chives + sea salt + cracked pepper + truffle oil
pork bbq - pork belly + root beer + creamy slaw + dill pickles + corn bread
italian sodas - vanilla kola & lemon-lime
And finally - because apparently we were still hungry... The Berghoff
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| Sauerbraten with a side of Spaetzles and some Berghoff Oktoberfest. |
Yes, I would say that we ate well in Chicago!
