A Christmas Carol at the Goodman
One word. AMAZING! Very entertaining. Great acting. Some Scrooge comedy thrown in for good measure. I loved every minute of it! I highly recommend seeing this production if you have the opportunity.
The Gage
Prior to the play, my mom, sis, hubby and I had dinner at
The Gage on Michigan Avenue. The place was packed and loud, but thankfully, we got a table in the back dining room which was quieter. I loved the decor!
For starters, we had bison tartare which was served with a quail egg, cucumber, watermelon and radish. It sounds interesting, but when you mixed it all together and spread it on some toast, it was delicious! We also shared a pork belly with scallops appetizer special that was quite tasty too.
We each chose something different for our entrees.
(I try to make that rule so you can try a bite of everything.) Sean had tuna - tasty. Mom had the roasted amish chicken that she loved
(I didn't try it. I never order chicken while dining out. You can make chicken at home.). My sis had the fish and chips which were extremely disappointing. The batter completely lacked flavor and definitely wasn't worth $17. I chose the pork chop which was very good, but I didn't understand the fancy gastro bacon powder that was thrown on top. It didn't taste like anything and added no value to the dish. I guess it was simply meant to be an element that screamed "look what I can do to bacon". Yawn.
Overall, I liked the restaurant, but I don't think it's going on my list of Chicago faves.
New Moon
I saw New Moon on Saturday afternoon with my friend and strangely, my husband. When I was buying the tickets he said he'd go. I have no clue why. Apparently he was thinking Underworld instead of teeny bopper novels. After the film ended, he turned to me and said, "Thank God. I wanted to stab my eyeballs out." Whatever!
De Cero
Saturday night, I went with the girls to De Cero in the West Loop. It's described as a modern day taqueria. You order your tacos a la carte and the list of options seems endless! I tried the ahi tuna, al pastor, black bean and chorizo. Check out the list for yourself
here. I'm always a fan of any joint that serves Mexican food and margaritas! Yum.
Third Rail
After dinner, we headed over to the
Third Rail to help celebrate their third anniversary with $5 martinis. I was out way too late. I'm so old, I'm still recovering. We'll just leave it at that.
Da Bears
I did not attend the game. I chose to stay home and dogsit Murphy (Sean's bro's dog) instead. Wise decision on my part. I think I'm going to have a grumpy husband every Sunday. Boo to you Chicago Bears.
A great weekend all around that included good food, good drinks and most importantly, great family and friends!