Windy City

I have been out of town for a few days and had a complete break from cooking.  I did however, eat some amazing food!  I am thinking next year's food challenge needs to have to do with not only cooking, but experiences!  But, let me finish this year's challenge first!  I am trying to figure out how close I can actually come to 365 different recipes in the next 106 days!
Chicago is definitely my kinda food town!  From hot dogs to pizza, from brunch to dinner, we ate some fabulous food.  We did the obligatory Chicago style hot dog-ah, well I didn't, others did, somehow all that stuff on a hot dog was not my cup of tea.  We debated between the famous Giordano's deep dish pizza and Gino's East deep dish.  The tip from a cab driver tipped the scales to Gino's.  We were not disappointed.  To this east coast girl, it was not really pizza....but, without a doubt, delish!
So many restaurants, so little time!  We had a great brunch at the Weber Grill.  Chosen because we are huge fans of the pot belly charcoal grill.  Very fun atmosphere for any one who is a grill enthusiast and we voted the eggs and omelets the best ever to be eaten.
The reason for the trip, a family wedding, did not disappoint in the food department.  Held in a lovely venue in the downtown area, the evening was fun with family and new friends.  The highlights of the meal were the Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Chives, a lovely Balsamic Chicken with Figs and Rosemary, and the best was the the Grilled Salmon with Kale.
The trip offered inspiration for upcoming posts that I want to create.  So here is to the next 106 days and the needed (I think 120, but I need to officially count) recipes to complete this insane 2014 Challenge!