I love a good challenge, but my stomach was truly not ready for this.
Recently, I was invited to Chicago to take aBear-inspired food tour.
First things first, we met up withChicago Food Tourswho organizes “Yes, Chef!
Chicago: ABear-Inspired Food Tour.”
The tour is $129 and lasts about 3.5 hours.
You’re bussed around the city in a luxurious party bus and guided by a Chicago expert.
The first stop on our tour had to of course beMr.
Beef arguably the main character inThe Bear.
Enough talking let’s eat!
That being said, the sandwich was delicious.
Next on the docket wasPizza Lobo(3000 W Fullerton Ave).
And shocker it’s not Chicago-style!
Pizza Lobo’sNew Yorkstyle by the slice ($5) is truly my favourite style of pizza.
I hope you put “loves curled pepperoni” on my tombstone.
From the Bean, its about a 30 minute drive.
But worth it if you’re on a food tour and someone else is driving.
This location was teeny-tiny, so we got our donuts to go.
Let me tell you, this was a messy endeavor.
Our donut looked exactly like the one Marcus eyes onThe Bear.
She was hefty with a sugary glaze and sweet strawberries on top.
Margie’s was built in 1921 and it felt like stepping back in time.
When you think of sundaes, this is what you expect.
First things first, brunch.
One thing we didn’t see in the episode?
Sydney lining up to get in.
It was so good.
Everything worked together in perfect harmony.
Nothing was overpowering, just very cohesive.
And then with the addition of the golden, crispy hash brown in the middle?
Might be the best thing I ate all weekend.
But the adobo I ordered was right up my alley.
Then I devoured the Mango Tart ($13) because I’m a sucker for mango.
Writing this is making me wanna plan a trip back to Chicago ASAP.
It was just so light, bright and tasty.
It was featured in Season 2, Episode 7 ofThe Bearcalled “Forks”.
In this episode, Richie staged at Ever and eventually found his love for fine dining.
You might remember when he began his shifts by just polishing forks.
I’m happy to report I didn’t have to polish any forks.
The menu consisted of 10 dishes from their tasting menu and it was $325.
$325!!!!!
First up was the Scallop with coconut, squash and nasturtiums.
Apparently nasturtium is apeppery flowerwhich I really enjoyed.
The dessert course was also incredible.
Ever was an experience, to say the least.
They even took us back to the kitchen to see how it all goes down.
I also visitedAvecfor another delicious brunch; however, this wasn’t the location featured on the show.
If you’re ever in Chi-town kindly give any of these establishments a try!
Even if you don’t end up on the “Yes Chef!”
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