Sunday, May 15, 2005
Food, Glorious Food!
I probably shouldn't eat for another week...
Jeanne and I have had a weekend of gastronomic delights. It started Friday evening, when WLS morning show hosts Don & Roma took the entire morning show staff - and spouses - out to dinner at Morton's, one of Chicago's great steakhouses. Before I get on to the food...some unsolicited comments about Don & Roma. You would be hard pressed to find two nicer people anywhere. They didn't have to take us all out to dinner. They did it because they geniunely appreciate the efforts of every one involved with the show...both on and off the air. It was their way of saying thank you. Believe me, the gesture meant more than the dinner.
Oh, but the dinner!
I had seen the menu online before we went to the restaurant...so I already had my eye on the bone-in ribeye...one of my favorites anywhere! Once we got there, I found out they had a special prime rib...same cut as the bone-in ribeye, just prepared differently. After much self-debate, I went with the prime rib. Mmmm...very good! Morning show associate producer Tim Allen had the bone-in ribeye...it looked great, too. So, I wouldn't have gone wrong either way. Jeanne had a filet with Oscar sauce...it was yummy. We had salads and sides...and, of course, plenty of wine to go around. Dessert was also very nice. You practically had to roll us home!
But that was only the beginning of our weekend foodfest...
We had our good friends Erin and Cid over for dinner Saturday night. Cid was my best man at our wedding, and Erin was Jeanne's matron of honor. It was great to get together with them for the evening. Jeanne came up with a great idea. Rather than go out somewhere, we decided to stay in...but still eat fancy. Charlie Trotter's has long been recognized as one of the great restaurants, not only in Chicago...but in the world. Well, believe it or not, they have take-out...Trotter's To Go! We picked a beef tenderloin that was so tender you hardly needed a knife...and, some wonderful seafood skewers with shrimp, salmon and halibut. Mix in risotto cakes...Chinese long beans...corn salad...and some yummy crab cakes and spinach pastries for appetizers...and we had quite the gourmet experiece, right at home! Erin brought some great desserts...and, we also had some pastries and cookies from Trotter's. Oh yes, we also had a couple bottles of wine...a 2001 Niebaum-Coppola Cask 23 cabernet sauvignon, and a 2002 Stag's Leap chardonnay.
You would have had to roll us home again...but, we already were at home!
It was two great evenings of wonderful food, wine and friends.
Oh, and remember that part about not eating for a week? Well, I already had some cold pizza from the fridge today! : )
Jeanne and I have had a weekend of gastronomic delights. It started Friday evening, when WLS morning show hosts Don & Roma took the entire morning show staff - and spouses - out to dinner at Morton's, one of Chicago's great steakhouses. Before I get on to the food...some unsolicited comments about Don & Roma. You would be hard pressed to find two nicer people anywhere. They didn't have to take us all out to dinner. They did it because they geniunely appreciate the efforts of every one involved with the show...both on and off the air. It was their way of saying thank you. Believe me, the gesture meant more than the dinner.
Oh, but the dinner!
I had seen the menu online before we went to the restaurant...so I already had my eye on the bone-in ribeye...one of my favorites anywhere! Once we got there, I found out they had a special prime rib...same cut as the bone-in ribeye, just prepared differently. After much self-debate, I went with the prime rib. Mmmm...very good! Morning show associate producer Tim Allen had the bone-in ribeye...it looked great, too. So, I wouldn't have gone wrong either way. Jeanne had a filet with Oscar sauce...it was yummy. We had salads and sides...and, of course, plenty of wine to go around. Dessert was also very nice. You practically had to roll us home!
But that was only the beginning of our weekend foodfest...
We had our good friends Erin and Cid over for dinner Saturday night. Cid was my best man at our wedding, and Erin was Jeanne's matron of honor. It was great to get together with them for the evening. Jeanne came up with a great idea. Rather than go out somewhere, we decided to stay in...but still eat fancy. Charlie Trotter's has long been recognized as one of the great restaurants, not only in Chicago...but in the world. Well, believe it or not, they have take-out...Trotter's To Go! We picked a beef tenderloin that was so tender you hardly needed a knife...and, some wonderful seafood skewers with shrimp, salmon and halibut. Mix in risotto cakes...Chinese long beans...corn salad...and some yummy crab cakes and spinach pastries for appetizers...and we had quite the gourmet experiece, right at home! Erin brought some great desserts...and, we also had some pastries and cookies from Trotter's. Oh yes, we also had a couple bottles of wine...a 2001 Niebaum-Coppola Cask 23 cabernet sauvignon, and a 2002 Stag's Leap chardonnay.
You would have had to roll us home again...but, we already were at home!
It was two great evenings of wonderful food, wine and friends.
Oh, and remember that part about not eating for a week? Well, I already had some cold pizza from the fridge today! : )
