Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
My foodie month, so far!
This month is Mr. F's and my birthday month so we've been indulging our inner foodies. (Coincidentally Chicago's restaurant week is between my birthday and Mr. F's!)
Last Thursday, we went to Union Sushi near us in River North
and had happy hour oysters! 
They had red tobiko, green onion, crispy shallots and jalpeno-ciltrano ponzu on top! 
I had to get the skinny Geisha drink again too. 
I love the Hum in it!
We also had several amazing sushi rolls, from the right, there's a Old City Market (with spicy tuna, salmon, wrapped in a collard green), a Spicy Tuna and a Dragon roll (with spicy shrimp and eel).
and had happy hour oysters! 
They had red tobiko, green onion, crispy shallots and jalpeno-ciltrano ponzu on top! 
I had to get the skinny Geisha drink again too. 
I love the Hum in it!
We also had several amazing sushi rolls, from the right, there's a Old City Market (with spicy tuna, salmon, wrapped in a collard green), a Spicy Tuna and a Dragon roll (with spicy shrimp and eel).On Friday night, traffic was horrid, but Mr. F had skirt steak fajita salads waiting for me after a two hour commute. There was also awesome cheese and jalapenos to top it off with a homemade cilantro sauce!
On Saturday, Mr. F made BATs (bacon, avocado, tomato sandwich) with delectable pretzel buns for lunch! 
Saturday night, we went to Saigon Sisters in the West Loop, because we were interested in getting Vietnamese food! It was a blustery and chilly 15 minute walk from our house but totally worth it. 
I got the Cao Lau, which had egg noodles, braised pork cheeks, pork rinds, Chinese broccoli, sambal and kamaboko. Mr. F got the best dish, the Beef Short Rib with coconut cauliflower puree and pickled purple cauliflower.
We were pretty full but couldn't help ourselves when we saw the dessert menu.
"Such a fatty, save me from myself" (Ray from Archer quote)
We got the ginger creme brulee and the chocolate ganache (black pepper funnel cake and flourless chocolate cake)!
I got the Cao Lau, which had egg noodles, braised pork cheeks, pork rinds, Chinese broccoli, sambal and kamaboko. Mr. F got the best dish, the Beef Short Rib with coconut cauliflower puree and pickled purple cauliflower.
We were pretty full but couldn't help ourselves when we saw the dessert menu.
"Such a fatty, save me from myself" (Ray from Archer quote)
We got the ginger creme brulee and the chocolate ganache (black pepper funnel cake and flourless chocolate cake)!(Disclaimer for my mother, who is probably worried at this point, we worked out every day this week with our 30 minute kettlebell routines. We do not think we're fat. It's just a quote from one of our favorite TV shows.)
On Super Bowl Sunday, we were trying to be good but after kettlebell swings, we were ravenous. Thus, burgers were in order. We went to one of our favorite burger places, the Burger Bar in Lincoln Park. Apparently it was National Nutella Day and I was so hungry that I got a banana nutella shake.
It was AMAZING! 
I got truffle fries and a grass-fed cheese burger with kimchee and Mr. F designed his own grass-fed burger with crispy onions, avocado and jalapenos. 
This evening, we get the distinct pleasure of going to Alinea.
I read Life, on the Line this spring and I've been very curious to go every since I started reading the book! The Wall Street Journal had a great article a few years ago about Alinea too.
Mr. F and I are sooooooo excited and really looking forward to dinner tonight. It's our birthday present to ourselves.
Monday, February 6, 2012
My family's visit to Chicago (Day Two)!
Last Saturday (a week ago), my family was in town. It was a bright and sunny day, so we decided to take the brown line to Lincoln Park. We explored the Diversey Harbor, the Nature Museum and the Lincoln Park Zoo. 
The Tiger must have been hungry because he made lots of noise, just short of a roar! It was so fun to watch. We decided we were all super hungry after all the cold weather walking and had a late brunch at R.J. Grunts. (Yes, Mr. F and I were constantly crabby because we were always hungry since my family was on West Coast time and never wanted to eat when we did.)
Here's my little sister, Taters, and her boyfriend, chowing down. After an extended three hour brunch, we hopped in cabs to the John Hancock building. We rode up the 96 floors to check out this view! 
Yes, this is the view from the Women's restroom. The best and free view, 
plus we were so tired of the lines and from all our walking that we decided not to stay for a drink. 
We stopped briefly at the American Girl Store on Michigan Ave.
I love Chicago. You can go for a foodie fest, lots of walking and amazing views all in a few short hours.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
My family's visit to Chicago (Day One)!
My parents, my sisters and my future brothers came to visit for the long weekend! They flew in Thursday night and we've been exploring Chicago ever since then. 
Friday morning, we walked from the near North side along the Chicago Riverwalk to Millennium Park.
We took family photos in front of the Bean!
We all had so much fun, vamping and smiling. 
We took lots of sissy photos too! 
I love my sisters.
We wandered through the Art Institute of Chicago, 
checked out the new free exhibit,
and got some fun group photos! 
Then, we went ice skating!!!!!!!!
My sister, Nene, and me
Friday morning, we walked from the near North side along the Chicago Riverwalk to Millennium Park.
We took family photos in front of the Bean!
We all had so much fun, vamping and smiling. 
We took lots of sissy photos too! 
I love my sisters.
We wandered through the Art Institute of Chicago, 
checked out the new free exhibit,
and got some fun group photos! 
Then, we went ice skating!!!!!!!!
My sister, Nene, and me
Taters, Nene, and me!
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