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Re: TGIF Randoms
Gino's is better.
This is my last word on this topic, promise.
My foodie friends (see previous posts about gastronomical adventures for evidence of foodie cred) and I agree that Giordano's is the only place to enjoy the pizza of Chi-town. **throws computer and walks away**
Wop, I'm glad to hear that you're doing well, despite the discomfort. I also really like your names.
My nephew was nameless for about a day, too. Can't believe he's turning two in a few weeks!
Mira, I hope you have a great time up north! Is there anything you can take for your anxiety? I hope that gets better soon. Anxiety is no fun at all.
Love the names! Waiting to decide on James' name was the best decision. Originally James was not my #1 pick (nor Scott's) but when we met him it just really felt right.
And the best advice I got (from GVSUB) was to do something special/fun for me every day while I "waited" it really did help the time pass and kept me from going too crazy.
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I would rank it in my top 3 best dining experiences. Weezermonkey (of MM fame) has a blog about her visit there. She wasn't as impressed as we were, but because their menu was so different from ours, it's possible that it wasn't as good.
We just loved the taste of the food, plus it was a really fun experience to discover what the dishes were and some of them were interactive like our SnowMan and the root beer float with the edible styrofoam peanut at the end. I highly recommend it if you feel adventurous and splurgy.
It was for five people. And I know we were totally obnoxious for posting it
I think we're going to the craft beer festival at John Ball Park tomorrow. Then to our friends' campground.
Sunday we are going to a fundraising dinner for the Fulton Street Farmer's Market at Trillium Haven Farm.
I am way behind on finishing posting about my Uganda trip on my blog.
Ha! You could feed a small country for that amount of money!
Have you been to Lou Malnati's? (Sorry for continuing the pizza talk, I know that you've already destroyed one computer...but it would appear you'd have no problem buying another one.
KIDDING!)
Due to the post directly below this one, I pictured you going "Oh, shoot, I have to respond to Wop and Mira," and scurrying after your computer and dusting it off (since it was on the floor and all).
I admit, the bill made my eyes bug out of my head a bit. Wowza!
I've been eating cake everyday since Tuesday
We had our neighbors over for dinner, and I made chocolate cake for dessert, and we didn't eat it all, so the leftovers just sit around and call my name. I only have one piece (usually with ice cream too) but I still feel guilty. I seriously LOVE chocolate cake. It's the one thing during this pregnancy I can't get enough of. I need to not feel guilty.
I plan on going to Target after work to pick up some postpartum items (nursing bra, nursing tank, granny panties). I've been wanting a new lip gloss. Maybe I'll hit up the make up aisle
Hokey Pete!
The tax alone is more than we spend on "nice" dinners.
Did everyone get the same things, and were the pics an example of what one person would've consumed? Everything looks so tiny.
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This.
Also, I love that someone said that was equal to an all inclusive trip to Mexico. So true. Haha.
Wop - ELF has some nice and cheap lip gloss and makeup. By the way, I love the names that you had picked out. Got pics of the nursery yet?
I so just want to go home and veg and take a nap! I have been reading the book The Help and it's awesome!
I wonder how much we'll pay for Labor Day. I just tried $79: Denied!
That's not bad for molecular gastronomy. I've not tried it but it's one of those things that foodies either love or hate.
And here I felt guilty about the $99 a head paired wine dinner that DH and I went to last weekend :-D
Joel Robuchon in Vegas (which we've been to twice) has a higher per person cost, I think.
On vacation some people buy souvenirs or fly first class or stay in fancy hotels...we spend $$$ on food. Fancy food while on vacation seemed to be our one big splurge in life. It's something our friends enjoy, too.
And now that I'm not working, that kind of stuff is going on pause for three years. It's funny that this year's Chicago trip cost less than that one dinner bill from last year, including everything for four people.
Everyone got the 10 course dinner at moto, and I think that friend posted a picture of each course. It was actually the perfect amount of food. I was worried about 10 courses, but the timing was perfect and the portions were just right. We also shared two bottles of wine for the table.
Price aside, molecular gastronomy isn't something I'd want to do regularly, it's kind of too much of a novelty. But the food tasted better than I expected it to and it was just so fun!
Molly, I haven't been to Lou Malnati's. I'd be willing to try it to see how it ranks.
This for me too. I stopped work at 39 weeks due to swelling and carpal tunnel (8 hour shifts on my feet as a nurse got tough!) and Ben wasnt born until 41 weeks. I LOVED the last 2 weeks to lie in bed and read, and do absolutely nothing.
Did you check better bidding?
Diana that food looks awesome! I've seen a few Food Network shows with the chefs from Moto, I'd love to try it, but no way I could swallow the price haha. Plus DH is not at all an adventurous eater so he'd hate it.
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Chicago! We were there last month for the DMB caravan but didn't get to venture downtown except for 1 lunch.
Nice pun!
It's weird because the food taste was actually more straightforward and less "weird" than some other places we've been.
But I do think you have to have at least a slightly adventurous spirit just because appearance often will give you a false impression of the dish. The "sushi" for example was warm and not cold and didn't taste at all like sushi.
Not yet. The website kind of confuses me.
You should go, Wendy!