BLT American Brasserie
Frisee and Arugula Salad/Prosciutto Wrapped Egg/ Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
Scottish Salmon/ Baby Bok Choy/ Shiitake & Ginger Vinaigrette
Tuxedo Cheesecake/ Raspberry Marmalade/ Hazelnut Crumble
Ricotta Beignets/ Blood Orange Caramel/ Vanilla Bean Cream 
Vermillion
Bistronomic
Homemade parmesan gnocchi (Substituted with farfale)
Rock shrimp/ braised saffron leek / lobster tarragon emulsio
Coq au vin
Bacon lardons / pomme puree / Beaujolais wine reduction
Cafe Spiaggia
Gnocchi
wild boar ragu,
Parmigiano Reggiano
Fegato
chicken liver mousse,
cranberry compote, arugula, crostini
Frito Misto
Tiramisu
C-House
ROASTEDWINTER SQUASH SOUP
SPICY PEPITAS, MOLE, AND CILANTRO
BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS
BLACK TRUMPET MUSHROOMS, BARLEY, AND ROASTED BEETS
Sauteed Brussel Sprouts
ORANGE STEAMED PUDDING
CARAMELIZED WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE AND STAR ANISE ICE CREAM
The time that has passed since my last blog posting has been a very trying one. It started off pretty good. I had a lot of fun at restaurant week, as demonstrated by the extensive display of food that is in this blog posting. It was a good time. I was very impressed with BLT, Vermillion and Cafe Spiagga. Not so much with Bistronomic. I also walked away from C-House, thinking eh it's worth it, though it clearly wasn't the spectacular experience I was expecting. The best thing I had at C-House as a matter of fact was the drink.
Enough about the food. Work has been very tiring as of late. I guess in retrospect that's what happens when you work 12 hours a day, six days a week. Throw in a hour commute each way and a hour and a half of getting yelled at by Tony Horton, and it makes for a very busy day. I had to stop P90X though unfortunately. Due to the fact that I got very sick all of a sudden at work one day. I was just sitting down and suddenly felt very dizzy. I've been fighting it off for the most part, but the nurse says she think's I am coming down with some type of virus. Still I thought it best to stay away from working out and just get a lot of rest. I feel like the normal cold type symptoms now. Your headachey, stuffy types. Mix in a little of a sore throat. I plan on doing some light workouts shortly and going back into P90X when I'm done working the outage at Quad Cities.
Song of the Day: "Anne Braden" by Flobots
When I hear people tell me "Black people don't" fill in the blank-scuba dive or be gay in Africa or whatever-I think, You're ignorant. Because the beautiful diversity of Blackness it the most remarkable feature of a Blackness that we continue to try to quarantine Blackness but the beauty of Blackness is that it's a rash that breaks out everywhere.
Who's Afraid of Post Blackness by Toure
