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Chicago – 5/12/17 – Frontera Grill and Maple & Ash

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Frontera Grill
It has been ages since I have been to Frontera Grill as I tend to default to XOCO on most visits to Chicago.  I must admit that I prefer the XOCO guacamole but still delicious.





Maple & Ash
Maple & Ash is certainly a scene especially on a weekend evening.  It makes for entertaining people watching and may give the impression that the food isn’t serious but I was very pleasantly surprised as it was absolutely delicious.  I’m not sure what the girls in the bondage dresses and crop tops are possibly eating but I’m sure their dates are enjoying eating double.  Thank you to the extraordinary Chris Gerber for knowing what I should have ordered.  In all of my trips to Chicago this was the first time I took food ‘home’ and admittedly ate the rest of my NY Strip with my fingers for breakfast along with the remainder of the phenomenal coconut cream pie out of the hotel mini fridge.


chilled louisiana white prawns

fire roasted alaskan king crab

maple & ash wedge

NY strip

potatoes

coconut creme pie

NYC – 6/26/15 – Rosie’s

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This new restaurant from Marc Meyer and Vicki Freeman occupies a fantastic corner and the retractable doors make it perfect for summer dining. While the marinated sea scallops were in desperate need of salt, the house made tortillas were quite good. Definitely a solid choice for this neighborhood.
  Marinated sea scallops, lime, green chile, cucumber  Grilled cactus, little gem lettuce, onions, jalapeño, tomato, queso blanco, lime, olive oil   Pickled vegetables & red jalapeños
Grilled tortilla, green chorizo, avocado leaf black beans, queso oaxaca, charred tomatillo salsa