Taste of Chicago, 2010

Taste of Chicago has been over for a week now, but let me just give you a peek of some of the deliciousness that was found there...

Our first stop...

Fried plantains. I believe I ordered these from Las Tablas Colombian Steakhouse. Try as I may, I still have not perfected frying my own plantains. They are never as sweet as when you get them in the restaurant.

Next stop, Star of Siam. First we saw the name, then we smelled the dish, then we saw the dish, then we just had to have it.

Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce and Cucumber Salad. It was some of the juiciest chicken I have ever had. Perfectly moist, perfectly seasoned, perfectly delicious.

Who can pass up a Fire Grilled Steak Taco? The Carne Asada was tender and flavorful and something had a bit of a kick to it. I'm thinking it was the sauce, but neither my dad or I took much time to fully deconstruct this taco...we just knew it was delicious. You better believe Carbon is on my list to check out very soon.

Next stop, Garlic Mozzarella Cheese Bread! This is from Polo Cafe & Catering Bridgeport U.S.A, again very flavorful (but a tad greasy but was forgivable on my end). I would love to try this place out too. I haven't checked it out too much to see what their cafe menu consists of.

And now, time for dessert!

Coconut Macaroon from Lovely, A Bakeshop. Very good.

Mashed Potato stuffed Chocolate Cupcake anyone? Also from Polo Cafe & Catering Bridgeport U.S.A. By this time I was getting full so I thought I would wait for another time to eat this. Not that Mashed Potatoes and Chocolate Cupcake sounds like an amazing combination but I got it more for the experience. I'm glad I tried it but I wouldn't order it again. It wasn't horrible, the texture of the two weren't too different but it wasn't good either.

Another dessert I wanted to try just for the experience...

Banana and Chocolate egg roll from Tamarind. Super hot when I got it, the egg roll itself was pretty crispy but yeah I wasn't terribly impressed. I would be interested in playing with this idea though in the future.

And what food festival is complete without a Man vs. Food Challenge. These guys are seeing who can eat four Chicago-style hot dogs in two minutes...

Great times in Sweet Home Chicago! It's no wonder we are well known for our foods.