I know it’s a little early for our 3 year wedding anniversary, but when you have a chance of a lifetime you take it! Now I might be a little dramatic, but it’s all in good fun 😉
Background: So if you’re a foodie, you’ve heard of Grant Achatz and Alinea. It’s one of the two 3-star michelin rated restaurants in Chicago. So Chef Achatz opened a new restaurant in April called Next. It changes its menu every 3 months and the opening menu is “Paris 1906.” This restaurant doesn’t just have reservations, it has tickets. So in order to buy a ticket in the first month it was open, you had to have signed up BEFORE it opened and been on their waiting list. They only release a few tables per day and sometimes, there are more than 1000 people logged on to their website!
Long story short, D signed up early and was able to get tickets! AH!
Here are pics, course by course and with my commentary 🙂 Enjoy!
Once in a lifetime. Cross it off the list!
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- Hor’ dourves were amazing! quail egg w. sardines, mushroom mousse wrapped in leek, steamed egg w. truffle, foie gras stuff bread, pork something
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- Turtle soup-they even put a flower in it that the turtle likes to eat-eek!
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- Fish Course. The fish was so tender and the butter sauce-so good! D: “Can I lick the plate?”
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- Chicken course: amazing butter poached (sous vide) chicken breast. Most tender chicken breast I’ve ever had.
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- D: “I keep ripping my bread into smaller pieces so I can get more butter.”
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- Pressed Duck Course. They roast the duck, take off the breast, put the rest in a press and reduce the jus with cognac for a long time. D: “Do you think this is what heaven will be like?”
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- Salad Course w. edible flowr
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- Dessert Course: coffee custard w. rum ice cream and blasted with chocolate
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- Beet Candy, pistachio nugget, salted caramel. D: “I’m so sad this night is coming to an end.”
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- D: “Can this night last forever?”
The Lays Eat 
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