Anniversary Trip to Chicago!

Last week, we celebrated our first anniversary. It is amazing how quickly the year flew by! We took a trip to Chicago with stops in St. Louis on both ends of the trip. This post will focus on the incredible food we had while on vacation. We kept a mini food journal along the way, so that we would be able to share with you what we had.

St. Louis

Flemings
-Onion Rings
-Melt in Your Mouth Filets
-Potatoes
-Peach Cobbler
-Truffles

Chicago

Harry Caray's Tavern on Navy Pier
-Pulled Pork Sandwich
-Holy Cow Burger

Andy's Jazz Club
-Sangria

Yolk

-Nutella Crepes
-French Toast Combo

Bella Luna
-Pizza Bread
-8 finger pasta (they use 8 fingers to roll each noodle- no thumbs!)
-Gnocchi

The Publican
-Beer

Whole Foods (down the street from our hotel!)
-Cinnamon Roll
-Blueberry Danish

Giordano's
-Spinach and Pepperoni Stuffed Pizza

Mercat a la Planxa (Iron Chef Jose Garces' Restaurant)
-Chorizo and Ham Croquettes
-Black Angus Sandwich
-Shrimp Chicken Chorizo Arroz Soup
-Black Angus Steak

Kerrymans
-Irishman's Quesadilla

Rock Bottom Brewery
-Nachos

Portillo's
-Their version of a Chicago Dog















Starbucks
-Blueberry Scone
-Breakfast Sandwich

Southport Grocery
-Grilled Brie Sandwich
-Almond Quinoa
-Bread Pudding Pancakes

Orange
-Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
-Omelet with Potatoes

Signature Room at the 95th (Top of the John Hancock Building)

-Most Romantic Views Ever From the Restaurant
-Spicy Tuna Tartare
-Seared Sea Scallops
-Roasted Rack of Lamb
-Godiva Bread Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream

Quartino's
-Wine
-Antipasto Plate: Fontina Cheese, Sicilian Olives, Apricot Puree

IKEA
-Swedish Meatballs
-Mashed Potatoes
-Ligonberry Jam

St. Louis

Sushi Ai
-All You Can Eat Sushi

Busch Stadium
-Hot Dogs
-Pulled Pork Nachos















One of the most anticipated events of our anniversary trip was eating the top tier of our wedding cake from the previous year. The bakery wrapped it, boxed it, and then gave Whitney's parents more instructions on how to preserve the cake so it would be delicious a year later.



















We took it out of the freezer, unwrapped it, and left it to thaw as we went to the Cardinal's game. Once we got home, it was TIME. This was either going to be wonderful... or horrible...

It was perfect. The cake tasted just as delicious as it did 365 nights ago. Moist, rich, creamy, heavenly. The top tier was strawberry cake (they use real strawberries... trust me, it's amazing.) with vanilla buttercream icing.

It's been a year full of love and happiness. We look forward to many more together. :)