A bit of Food...

Mrs. Architecturefootballandfood and I went to the famous "Walnut Room" for Brunch on Sunday. Was actually kind of a fluke, as we had hoped to catch the cafeteria at Macy's Seventh Floor open. We've heard they've got a fantastic bowl of Ramen there, but alas, they're closed on Sunday. Mostly not too surprised to see that, really... So instead, we stopped over to the famous, old, beautiful room and were indeed surprised to see how reasonably priced the brunch was, so figured "what the heck?"

We ended up getting the salmon ceasar salad and the Smoked Salmon. The ceasar was fairly typical but very, very fresh, crisp and tasty. Cant go wrong with a ceasar, but this was defo above par. My smoked salmon came on a toasted bagel with lettuce, tomato, capers, and a fantastic cream cheese spread which was really soft and creamy. The bagel was toasted only on the inside so that the outside was very chewy and soft, but when you bit into the sandwich it gave a really lovely crunching sound that felt good eating, as well. I'd HIGHLY recommend the smoked salmon, and the Walnut Room on any Sunday for a fantastic brunch in a beautiful old place that's usually packed - but apparently not on Sundays!

Finally, I want to share a link with everybody that I found the other day:

http://www.greasefreak.com/
It's a fantastic website listing multiple Chicago staples on the food pyramid, with only a name, a photo, and a few ratings. No endless commentary on greasefreak (like you'll find on Architecture, Football and Food) - none needed. The stark, simple design, enormous catalogue of restaurants and down-to-bones information given is perfect for the viewer to make their own decisions. It's a fantastic tool when trying to find a new Chicago dive to stuff your pie hole in.