A look at back 2012

I know it's a bit late, but better late than never.  2012 has been filled with many tasty adventures, but it's whom we share those food filled experiences with and for me that's none other than...*look up at the title of my blog* Thanks to another year for coming along on the adventure... where to next?





Viaggio

Mae and I finally made it to Viaggio in the West Loop, after reading it's Yelp reviews months ago. This is one of the best Italian meals I've ever had. So authentic, rich and full of flavor. We also discovered a new favorite Pinot Grigio, Benvolio. They offered complimentary sweet peppers to snack on with some crunchy bread. We started with a highly recommended dish from reviews, the meatballs with romaine salad. The salad was so simple with juicy and moist meatballs placed on romaines tossed in red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. My main course was the Rigatoni with Sunday Pork Gravy of slow cooked pork in San Marzano tomato gravy served with a scoop of ricotta cheese. Let me tell ya', this dish was filling and felt very home like, loved it. Mae opted for their daily special of their pork chop with creamy poletna and tomato sauce. One word...Delizioso!

Pizzeria Via Stato

Happy Birthday Mom! Yes, the celebration continued. Took the Monday off after Thanksgiving to take her to the city and visit Chicago's ChristKindle Market in Daley Plaza. It was a chilly day, but what more to spend it with her and a mug of spiced wine. Started the day with lunch at Pizzeria Via Stato. We had small plates of their mixed greens salad with walnuts, dried cherries, parmesan dressed with a walnut vinaigrette; veal meatballs with provolone in a tomato sauce, fonduta of spinach, pecorino and crostini; and a white pizza with cracked black pepper bacon, caramelized onions and an egg. I love a farm fresh egg on pizza! We really enjoyed the food here, tasty and filling for a chilly afternoon. I'd like to come back here to try their other pizzas.