still going strong!

Well - we knew we would get a fabulous meal at 42 grams (we always have) but I was completely blown away by the continuing creativity of Chef Jake... this was a masterful presentation of incredible subtlety... nuanced flavors and textures in many new courses... a complete and total winner!

here is the menu-

our wine selections both showed really well tonight

following the menu from above- salmon starter-

 uni

foie gras-

asparagus-

toro toro toro ! with snail's eggs from Poland farms...LOL no not kidding...

dulse and crab -

Pig's head in squash blossom tempura fried-

lamb's neck and amazing sauce-

A5 wagyu

the incredible cheese course

 

my dessert - sans coconut and Phil's dessert avec coconut-

and the Sparrow coffee espuma! yum yum yum thank God somethings never change-

and here is an indicator of the day- May 5th yes May 5th and it was freezing out- hence EVERYONE wore coats---

so soon we are off on DART 2017 and we will be indulging in goodies such as this!

so stay tuned- more fun and games coming up!

the trifecta!

So then we hit the trifecta after dinner at El Ideas and lunch at mfk- we capped off the weekend with dinner at 42 grams! (see post called "why we live here" from early July)

Off we went for a fabulous meal again - Jake and Alexa never disappoint- never disappoint!

all photos shown in the menu order-

a splendid time was had by all! and today we had sushi for lunch because we were beyond the pale with the high end dining at this point- - - cheeseburger anyone? LOL

tomorrow I will start on the trip blogging and also get my new pantry built out and laundry closet build out- and then my final project for the condo this year (the bedroom shutter installation) will be the only open item... so keep on coming back more photos and more fun!

why we live here

As you likely know by now - we are lucky enough to be able to come and go as we please and split our time between two different communities over the course of a year. We live six months a year in the Sarasota-Bradenton area (lots of culture and great dining for a small city) and aside from travel time, the rest of the year in Chicago- a large city with millions of people and a top notch theater and dining scene on top of world class museums and a stunning lakefront location.

And last night we were reminded yet again about why we live here in the summer.... and this reminder is called 42 grams.  No matter where we have eaten around the world, including amazing places in Brussels (Comme Chez Soi; La Maison du Cygne) Amsterdam (Bord' Eau; Vermeer; Bridges) Paris and Lyon in France and Rome, Bologna, and Florence in Italy... yet we always come home and when we dine at our favorites here in Chicago we appreciate what we have here just as much if not more for the ease of access to the highest level of dining experiences.

The menu (most of which was new to us) held to the same exactingly high standards we know from Jake and the presentation of the courses by Alexa was even more informative than we have had before.

Here is the incredible menu with photos - an all out terrific meal that made us snap into action and book it for when Steve & Suzanne come to town next month.

these were the wines we brought to go with the fabulous food- the Sigrid was terrific and the Panther Creek showed well but not quite as well the last time we opened one-

this meal was so good I could go back tonight- except I will wait until next month when we can go back with S&S.... tonight's plans - with a new buddy of Phil's from his Ireland trip last month - we are meeting at a Tapas place- getting hungry LOL... then we have dinner planned at Restaurant Michael on Sunday with Sheila and next week gets even crazier with social plans - theater - goosefoot - several dinners out and a party here and then weekend company from out of town... never a dull moment around here.....