Hello loyal readers (Mom, Dad, Erin, Morgan)! We're back from our vacation to the Midwest full of baseball, museums and zoos. Oh, and hot dogs. Speaking of hot hogs, here is the famous Chicago Dog! Yes, there is a hot dog buried underneath those onions, peppers, pickles, relish and celery salt. Despite the fact that this is a Chicago tradition, it was quite difficult to find at US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. It was also impossible to eat. Despite these obstacles it was really good - even if I wasn't allowed to add ketchup (according to the signs, this is strictly forbidden).
Next up is the famous Chicago deep dish pizza, in this case from Giordano's. I am a New York pizza person, but this was actually way better than expected. The massive amounts of dough, cheese, sauce and toppings were filling, but not overwhelming.
The next stop was Blueberry Hill, a burger place in the Delmar Loop section of St. Louis. Here is the famous hickory burger, covered with spreadable cheddar cheese and grilled onions. The cheese was terrible, but the rest was really good, including the local Schlafly Summer Lager.
Other highlights included St. Louis-style ribs in Chesterfield, Missouri and a great burger at Sobelman's Pub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Now, back to catching up on a week's worth of TiVo . . .
Hello loyal readers (Mom, Dad, Erin, Morgan)! We're back from our vacation to the Midwest full of baseball, museums and zoos. Oh, and hot dogs. Speaking of hot hogs, here is the famous Chicago Dog! Yes, there is a hot dog buried underneath those onions, peppers, pickles, relish and celery salt. Despite the fact that this is a Chicago tradition, it was quite difficult to find at US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. It was also impossible to eat. Despite these obstacles it was really good - even if I wasn't allowed to add ketchup (according to the signs, this is strictly forbidden).
Next up is the famous Chicago deep dish pizza, in this case from Giordano's. I am a New York pizza person, but this was actually way better than expected. The massive amounts of dough, cheese, sauce and toppings were filling, but not overwhelming. 
The next stop was Blueberry Hill, a burger place in the Delmar Loop section of St. Louis. Here is the famous hickory burger, covered with spreadable cheddar cheese and grilled onions. The cheese was terrible, but the rest was really good, including the local Schlafly Summer Lager.
Other highlights included St. Louis-style ribs in Chesterfield, Missouri and a great burger at Sobelman's Pub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Now, back to catching up on a week's worth of TiVo . . .
You know, I wondered about the spreadable cheese.......
ReplyDeleteMorgan - the cheese spread was as terrible as it looks. But how can one resist spreadable cheese?? Well, I guess everyone else at the table was able to resist it . . .
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