While driving through Colorado, my husband and I saw some breathtaking views of mountains. Like this one.
Beautiful mountains in Colorado…
Leena Eats: Chalkboard in Chicago’s North Center Hood
Look! An actual chalkboard at Chalkboard! Yay!
Shortly before I left Chicago, I had the pleasure of dining at Chalkboard, a slightly upscale restaurant focused on local, sustainable comfort food. Fair warning–the photos do not do the food justice. I was en route to a wicked cold during this dinner, and sort of crapped out on good photography. I had been wanting to dine here for a while, especially when I learned that there was literally a chalkboard in the dining room that listed the specials, which change daily. Holla. We started off with their scallops, one of the only mainstays on the menu. It had seared dry pack scallops, sugar cured Kalamata olives, vanilla bean “mayo”, pumpkin oil, sage and roasted walnuts.
Chalkboard’s signature seared scallops with vanilla bean “mayo” and kalamata olives.
Leena Eats: Chicago One Last Time (Cari’s Visit)
Seasoned beef short ribs @ Cho Sun Ok. Welcome to Chicago, Cari!
One of the best treats towards the end of my time in Chicago was my good friend Cari (who you might remember from this post, this podcast, or her blog) came to visit and wanted a proper food tour of the city. Cari (whom I met in grad school) normally lives in Florida and had never been to Chicago before this trip. It was a great way to say good bye to this city that I love to eat. And also a great excuse to eat my weight in food. Just saying. Read the rest of this entry »
Leena Eats: Hema’s Kitchen with the Fam!
Deep fried spinach pakoras @ Hema’s Kitchen. Sadly, the best part of the meal.
A few of my Indian cousins were in town shortly before I moved to CAlifornia, and we all met to dine on some delicious Indian food and catch up. Sadly, we were all also lazy and forgot to make a reso at our favorite restaurant, which means it was closed. Thus, we found ourself at Hema’s Kitchen, the Indian restaurant that seems to get a lot of press in Chicago. Then it was time to get our eat on. Read the rest of this entry »
