I swore I was going to cease Nico Osteria posts as there are already too many of them and it is well established as one of my favorites in Chicago. But evidently I can’t stop plus there were many new menu items. We loved the new formaggi dish that we tried and the burrata salad I have admittedly had again since this particular visit!
Aperol spritz
Gorgonzola cremificato – cows milk, financier biscotti, apple, blueberry balsamic
Madai snapper – kohlrabi salsa verde, basil & wild king salmon – fermented chile, black lava salt, cherry
Burrata – mission figs, grilled kale, treviso, pecan pesto, flat iron steak
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Chicago – 12/30/14 – Nico Osteria and Next
I’m not sure I could even count on one hand the number of meals I have had in a hotel in all of my travels. For the most part I do my best to avoid the restaurants and the suggestions of every front desk clerk and concierge that offers to make me reservations. But its too difficult to pass up Nico Osteria when staying at the Thompson, especially when you don’t have to put on a coat and brave the frigid Chicago temps to get there. The minestrone photographed poorly but this was the best soup I have had all winter and is one of those dishes I could eat everyday until spring. And a salad that rivals the aesthetics (and taste) of Nico’s crudo. The perfect pre-nap meal.
Minestrone – poached egg, pancetta, Parmesan
Marinated beet salad – salami toscano, frisée, clockshadow caprino, mint
As this was my second time having Next’s Trio menu I won’t re-post photos. I will just say this menu moves fairly close to the top of my rankings of all of them. And in 2016 could we please do a Greatest Hits menu????
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