Living in Chicago, there are a few restaurants that are considered a “must try.” Avec is certainly one of these. Sitting next to Blackbird, one of its sister restaurants, the cedar interior draws a passerby in almost like a vortex – everything running clean horizontally from two feet beyond the front storefront to the sharp [...]
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Avec
Posted in American, European, French, Restaurants - Chicago, tagged Chicago, Chorizo, Dates, French, Modern, Octopus, Prosciutto, Restaurant, Spanish, Summer on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Les Nomades
Posted in French, Restaurants - Chicago, tagged Anniversary, Chicago, French, Restaurant on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That ol’ time of the year has rolled through again – the illustrious wedding anniversary. Asako and I have been ceremoniously tied via two small metallic loops around the fourth digit on our respective left hands for four whole years now. That’s 1,461 days (don’t forget that leap day). That’s a long time. So I was [...]
Easy Gratin
Posted in French, Home made, tagged Pasta, recipe, Whole Foods on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tonight, we felt like having a hearty pasta dinner. We cooked up some skirt steak (a favorite of ours…great fat content, very tender meat, and not the most expensive cut) and to go with it, turned a simple box of 365 Brand shells and cheese into a nice 3-cheese gratin. All you have to do [...]
Bistro Campagne
Posted in French, Restaurants - Chicago, tagged Chicago, Fish, French, Liver, Restaurants, Wine, Winter on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After our first visit to Bistro Campagne in the beautiful neighborhood of Lincoln Square, we knew that we had found something of a hidden gem. I took Asako there for her birthday dinner, after only reading a few reviews, and boy did we come away with a grin on our faces. This was in late November [...]
