We woke on our first full day in Chicago to sunshine and a pleasantly cool breeze. Yesterday's rain cleared all the heat and mugginess from the air and we stepped out to a fresh day. Well, truth be told, jack and the kids stepped out into a fresh day and I stayed back at the apartment to unpack and get organized! Heaven! Jack took the kids to the zoo and I puttered to my heart's content. I also enjoyed my first run along the lake. Running in Chicago in the summer is so unlike running in San Francisco that you almost can't compare them. City skyline up ahead, lake to the left and literally hundreds of winter-weary urbanites - a little white and a little flabby - running, blading and biking along side you, all with a look of sheer bliss on their faces. "Ahhh, sunshine!! Let's not waste a drop!"
In the evening, we joined our friends Frank and Sarah for dinner at El Ideas. A restaurant that evolved from an amateur yet very enthusiastic home chef who threw elaborate dinner parties (hmm, sounds familiar)! It's byob and frank generously raided his cellar and provided a beautiful pairing of wines to accompany these innovative dishes! Course 4 was the pork face - thinly sliced face bacon accompanied by chanterelles, gooseberries and mustard. Highlight of the night was the dish inspired by a Wendy's mainstay - dipping your French fries into your Frostie! Chef Foss's version -- soooo good!
Since guests were encouraged to walk around and check-out what was going on in the kitchen, we got a shot of them plating the face bacon.
This is my frosty - french fries already inside.
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