Welcome everyone!
I just got back from a wonderful trip to Paris. I got back Sunday evening and the following night is the 25th anniversary of Tallgrass Restaurant in Lockport, IL (about 30 miles south of Chicago) and Carlos in Highland Park. They will be celebrating at the renovated and restored , tres chic Maxim's on Goethe Street. On Thursday, I will post all of the 25 dishes they served. Websites are at the bottom on this posting.
The weather in Paris was great throughout the week (60's and sunny) and the food was (as always) great as well. One of the highlights was lunch at Meurice (2 stars). Had foie gras and black truffles for entry, and roasted partridge with wild mushrooms for my main course. We also dined at l'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Aux Lyonnais, Chez Denise, Chez Christine and at the Maison de Truffe in the Madeleine area.
In this blog, I plan to post recipes, my reviews of Chicago restaurants (my favorites, newly opened ones and new finds), and exciting dining events around the city (and maybe abroad and in other cities).
Merci au revoir!
Jose-Marie
http://www.tallgrassrestaurant.com
http://www.carlos-restaurant.com
About Me
- Gaby's food blog
- I am a pathologist by profession, in my 40's and live with my partner of close to 15 years in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago with our 2 bichons, Gavroche and Petrus and a tabby, Maxi.
Jose-Marie
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Good day everyone! Bon jour!
Here is the list of tastings at the 25th anniversary of Tallgrass Restaurant and Carlos'.
1. Quail egg, Scottish salmon, Champagne sabayon
2. Foie gras (yes, and it is supposed to banned in Cook county - but who cares, right?), walnut bread and chutney
3. Shrimp mousse and pesto cone
4. Grilled brioche of Serrano ham and Gruyere cheese
5. Parmesan devilled egg
6. Lump crab meat with bechamel sauce
7. Duck confit and mushroom puff pastry
8. Lobster lasagna (classic Tallgrass dish)
9. Ahi tuna bruschetta
10. Pumpernickel crusted Halibut
11. Belgian endive, Kabocha-curry reduction
12. PEI mussels, sage reduction
13. Diver scallop mousse
14. Herbed Morgan ranch Kobe beef filet, wild mushrooms, baby spinach, cabernet reduction (yum!)
15. Morgan ranch kobe beef short rib, mixed root vegetables
16. Basil mashed potato, pinot noir - rosemary reduction
17. Gruyere cup and apple compote
18. Feta walnut and orange beet rool
19. Canadian bacon - manchego terrine, goat cheese mousse, and date bread hazelnut and stilton plum
20. Spiceed pumpkin mousse cake, apple vanilla syrup
21. Red bartlett pear Bavarian, almonds, pear sorbet, blueberry reduction
22. Pistachio crisp, mango mousse and raisin boda
23. Callebaut dark chocolate souffle
24. Callebaut dark chocolate truffle
25. Valrohna chocolate and aji panca truffle
There you go folks! Hope we all can get together for their 26th year anniversary with their 26 tastings! Congratulations Bob Burcenski and Tom Alves of Tallgrass and Debbie and Carlos Nieto of Carlos!
Tomorrow, I will post a recipe of a good wild mushroom risotto, pan seared diver scallops and langoustines.
Merci au revoir!
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