I went to Chicago earlier in the week. I love Chicago - one of the best cities in the world...great people, the L, summer festivals, Lake Michigan, great shopping, ethnic neighborhoods, art, theatre, music, dance, awesome nightlife, great old apartments/houses with amazing hardwood floors and architectural details, Grant Park....and the list goes on. For people who have never been, I describe it as New York, but with a lot less caffeine.
One of the huge draws to Chicago - FOOD. That place has some of the best food, from authentic elotes in La Villita or Rogers Park to high falutin cuisine (Charlie Trotter anyone?).
I heart Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba. It's a fun tapas place in Lincoln Park. I've never been to Spain so I can't vouch for the authenticity, but I will say that it's some damn good food. There's a dish called patatas bravas: a fried spicy potato served with an aioli. See how happy patatas bravas make me?
Back in the day, I cleared two plates by myself. However, on this trip, I made sensible choices and split one plate with my friend Monica. I'm not going to lie, it was hard not to clear the plate...but at the end of the day, I was more committed to my long term goals than to patatas bravas. And it was nice to leave Ba-Ba-Reeba feeling satiated and not sick from eating too much.
2 comments:
Well done on the self control :D I need to work on that myself. Like I said in your other blog, that looks delicious.
good job. It is way harder than it looks.
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