Arami

 fish sampling

 yellowtail, mushroom, truffle oil

Maguro Kani: king crab on top of rice, wrapped with marinated tuna, topped with roasted almonds

Arami, Chicago IL

Blizzard

vanilla soft serve, peanut butter sauce, marshmallow sauce, chocolate dip, graham cracker

Dairy Queen, somewhere between Kansas City and Chicago

Kansas City Barbecue

pulled pork & burnt ends

Arthur Bryant's, Kansas City MO

Carrot Cake

carrot cake

Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue, Kansas City MO

Burger

homemade burger made with bread crumbs and bbq sauce

topped with homemade guacamole, tomato, blue cheese, and caramelized onions

my kitchen

Lox Eggs Benedict

lox eggs benedict with salsa verde

3rd Coast, Chicago IL

Grilled Cheese

provalone & mozzerella with homemade blueberry jam

Spicy Money Soup Company, Chicago IL

Roasted Chickpea & Broccoli Burrito

roasted chickpea & broccoli burrito with avocado

my kitchen

recipe from: Thug Kitchen

Eggs Florentine

toasted brioche, smoked turkey, fresh spinach, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce

Dunlays on Clark, Chicago IL

Warm Cookie Dough

warm cookie dough

my kitchen

RPM

 shredded brussels sprouts salad with avocado

 truffled gnocchi with taleggio, ham, and peas

 spaghetti & meatball

 short rib pappardelle - bolognese, pecorino, rosemary

 truffled garlic bread

chocolate budino with salted caramel & cocoa nibs

RPM, Chicago IL

Topolobampo

 pre-appetizer soup

 Ceviche Trio: (left to right)

(1) steamed Mexican blue shrimp & calamari, lime, orange, habanero, avocado, jicama, cucumber & cilantro

(2) sashimi-grade Hawaiian bigeye tuna, tomatillo guacamole, mango salsa

(3) lime-marinated Hawaiian albacore with tomatoes, olives, cilantro, green chile

Merluza en Chileatole Verde: herb-poached Alaskan black cod, green chileatole (poblano & serrano chiles, three kinds of corn, epazote), roasted corn "polenta," grilled nopal cactus, "fossilized" epazote

Carne Asada en Mole Negro: wood-roasted 28-day-aged prime ribeye in classic Oaxacan black mole (chilhuacle & 28 other ingredients), chipil tamal, black beans, smoky green beans

Crepas con Cajeta, Platano y Chocolate: warm, buttery crepes filled with ripe plantain & bittersweet chocolate, cajeta (goats milk caramel), caramelized plantain ice cream, toasted meringue, whole wheat crumble

post-dessert treats

Topolobampo, Chicago IL

Half Baked & Half Baked

cookie brownies

Sam's kitchen

Chicago q

 pulled pork & honey butter cornbread

bruleed macaroni & cheese

Chicago q, Chicago IL

Egg-in-Avocado

egg baked in an avocado with goat cheese, turkey bacon, and tomatoes

Sam's kitchen

Truffle

truffle pasta with pecorino cheese

Gilt Bar, Chicago IL