10 Best Bites at Chicago Gourmet 2019
This year Chicago Gourmet marked a special occasion for my husband and I, our first day/night alone in Chicago since bringing home our baby girl. My parents were gracious enough to watch our daughter so we could have an inaugural “Parent’s Day” to celebrate nearly 9 months of parenthood and spend some special time together in our own city, just the two of us! Last year I was pregnant, so I was really looking forward to trying all the food and beverages that were on my “off-limits” list in 2018.
We would highly recommend Chicago Gourmet as one of the best “day dates” the city has to offer every fall and wanted to share some of our favorite items we tried this year!
Braised short rib, credenza cheese and house made giardiniera and arugula
Bruschetta layered with fresh stracciatella cheese and topped with dates pistachios and honey
Strings2 Ramen and Kizuki
Homemade ramen noodles with pork loin, wakame seaweed, scallions, French onions, red ginger and sesame sauce
Kizuki Bun – Japanese Kurobuta sausea, takuan (Japanese picke daikon), crispy Kizu ramen noodle, kizuki wasabi mayo and okonomiyaki sauce
Cheesecake in a cup
Gazpacho with king crab
Shrimp lettuce wrap with crispy puffed rice
Salmon tartar with fresh dill
Hoisin glazed pork spare ribs with soba noodles and pho flavors
Shrimp and grits with yaya sauce
