Over the past few weeks I have been somewhat preoccupied with other affairs. But I am back to chronicle my journey to become a chef and as a food writer.
Recently, I have been to the Taste of Chicago: a huge festival where the greatest restaurants come together to let everyone sample some of the best treats they can offer. It is a little bit smaller then last years but its still the one event I adore every. To me, the taste is like Thanksgiving but instead of the traditional thanksgiving dinner , there is food from all over the world in carnival style and people are not nervous to impress the in-laws. It is celebration that me and my brother, plan every year. This year, we got a chance to see some of our favorites and some new stands that they call "pop-up restaurants".
Pop-up resturant stands is where they are a select a few restaurants that have been featured on a show called "Check Please" and they appear at the festival for one day only. Its a chance for some restaurants to go in the spot light because there are so many eateries in Chicago alone to fit into one street. Restaurants in the city, open and close down business constantly because of new trends and tourism that the Taste could not hold all of them at once. That is why the pop-ups have just been released, because its a chance for other businesses to be in the spot light with other great eateries of Chicago.
Some of my favorite stands are still there at the Taste though, some of them I also discovered along the way. There was Vee Vees African Restaurant, with the sweet plantains and the braised goat. I sampled some tacos from Carbon, with grilled meats and tangy salsa. The marinaded beef on a stick from the Vietnamese Noodle Shop was satisfying and melts in my mouth like butter. There was also a very interesting creation known as a "irish egg roll" I always get every year because a sample of the fried delicacy is similar to a ruben sandwich but you can eat it like a egg roll. That is why I love the Taste of Chicago, because it gives me a chance to try the best and new creations that I have ever thought existed before and revisit my favorite foods that make me want to cook in the first place. With that in mind, I truly appreciate this festival, not only because of the food; but because its an opportunity to share and enjoy Chicago's passion for food.
For now, I am about to go to the Taste one more time before the doors are closed again for next. For now I bid you a-do with a promise to keep posting more content.
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