And a couple more...

My stomach definitely brought it.

Woke up way earlier than I meant to, putzed around, made breakfast: toasted bread with some awesome cheese and fried eggs.

Went grocery shopping for future baking and then headed out for lunch at xoco (Bayless part 2!)...fantastic sandwiches. Oh my gosh. One stuffed with short ribs, one with suckling pigs, and a churro to top it all off. Oh SO GOOD.

Headed to Art Institute to get my culture fix on, and then headed back home to chill. Eventually it was dinner time (does it sound like I did a single active thing to warrant meal 3??)...which is when we headed out for a great slow meal at The Publican.

Started off with beers and pork rinds. Let me say - I have no idea what a pork rind is (and I suspect I don't really want to know what they are, either) but these were amazing. Like. Spicy and airy and I could sit and watch movies and eat these all day.

 Had an awesome crudo with oranges and avocado. Melt in the mouth deliciousness.

 Also frites with fried egg (not as good as expected) and a platter of three hams (very yummy)

Lamb sausage with veggies and a minty yogurt - very Mediterranean and very delicious (though probs too heavy to end on)

 

Now...I was definitely stuffed and there was definitely no space for dessert. But I had to (and so glad I did because this was awesome!) - coconut pie topped with a rich chocolate mousse thing and a whipped cream layer on top and salty pecans on top of that! Yes, wonderful. Yes, my stomach was about to burst. Oh but so good.

Went out at night to Barleycorn in Wrigleyville...super packed with lots of gross people, but lots of dancing, lots of good times with the kids, a fight, and a late late night run to the Mexican place on the South Side that Zain's been telling me about for ages for the most amazing horchata ever. Like, I didn't know what an horchata was...because everything I had before was gross. But this was heaven. Mmm so good. Got home at 4:30am =)