Bonus post!! Taste of Chicago, part two.

I woke up on the morning of day two with my whole day planned.  I had breakfast downstairs at Angels and Kings. Buttermilk pancakes with orange butter, maple syrup and turkey sausage. Everything was delish,  I love when everything is served hot.  I then took a cab to Shedd Aquarium, I love aquariums and try to visit every city I go to.  After the aquarium I walked back to Taste for a few quick bites. I had a tequila lime taco, corn on the cob, a nutella filled crepe,  a slice of cheesecake, fried mustard catfish, buffalo boneless chicken and fresh cut fries with a carrot aioli. The aioli was divine, the chicken was too spicy for me, I can usually do heat, so I was disappointed, I only ate two.  The corn was so fresh and the crepe was made to order so it was super hot and yummy.  I love tequila anyway adding a taco to the mix just warms my heart.  The catfish was like grandma used to make divine.  I also found a crazy assortment of hot chips. I posted a pic below.  I found the Garrett Popcorn,  it originated in Chicago so I had the authentic Chicago Mix, saved it for my plane ride home.  For my first ‘big girl’ trip, I had a ball.  I would like to go back to do a little more sight seeing.

PS I was out there for 7/11, got my free slurpee!

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Bonus Post!! Taste of Chicago, part one.

After two years of longing to go I finally made it. It was a graduation gift. My flight was delayed a couple hours due to rain. I picked a hotel (Hard Rock) that ended up being walking distance to Taste, score!!!  I arrived early enough to enjoy Taste twice and take a nap on day one.  I didn’t have a particular place I wanted to try, just as many as I could in two days three visits and tickets bought. Visit one: stuffed spinach pizza, bbq chicken slider, jerk chicken,  hazelnut gelato and a watermelon slice to clean the palate. Everything was good and just the right portion. You can get taste portions or a full portion so to maximize my tastes I got taste portions of everything.

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