Beet Salad @ Trenchermen
I like beet salads & the beet bocconcini @Trenchermen was no exception, but the red-skinned cheese—from beet juice—held no extra beet flavor. TRENCHERMEN: 2039 W NORTH, 773-661-1540
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Sweetbreads @ Trenchermen
@pennypollack: The bacon-cured sweetbreads with limed carrots @Trenchermen had me at bite #1. XO sauce made this a plate licker. TRENCHERMEN: 2039 W NORTH, 773-661-1540
Breads @ La Fournette
The breads at La Fournette are made for a day in the country—with wine & cheese. LA FOURNETTE: 1547 N WELLS, 312-624-9430
Pastries @ La Fournette
@pennypolllack: I tried it all @ La Fournette. Gold: raspberry beignet, silver: almond streusel brioche, bronze: croissant. Plain beignet: ;). LA FOURNETTE: 1547 N WELLS, 312-624-9430
Corn & Bean Salad @ Ina's Lobster Dinner
Picnicky corn & bean salad—zesty though it was—belied the luxury to come @ Ina’s Lobster Dinner @breakfastqueen1. INA'S: 1235 W RANDOLPH, 312-226-8227
Coleslaw @ Ina's Lobster Dinner
Plastic cups of fresh & crunchy coleslaw got my Lobster Dinner @breakfastqueen1 off to an innocent start. INA'S: 1235 W RANDOLPH, 312-226-8227
Lobster @ Ina's Lobster Dinner
@pennypollack: They cracked the shell in the kitchen @ Ina’s Lobster Dinner, & I had a ball picking this beauty clean @breakfastqueen1. INA'S: 1235 W RANDOLPH, 312-226-8227
Margarita @ Antique Taco
The house margarita @AntiqueTaco1 hits the spot on a sultry summer night. ANTIQUE TACO: 1360 N MILWAUKEE; 773-687-8697
Salad @ Antique Taco
Sweet, pungent, spicy, crunchy. That’s the salad @AntiqueTaco1—peaches, peanuts, cranberries, sesame, cilantro, pomegranate vinaigrette. ANTIQUE TACO: 1360 N MILWAUKEE; 773-687-8697
Fish Taco @ Antique Taco
@pennypollack: Sriracha & lime make the crispy fish tempura w/smoked cabbage @AntiqueTaco1 a heck of a taco party. ANTIQUE TACO: 1360 N MILWAUKEE; 773-687-8697