This year, rather than my taking the kids downtown to meet Hubby after work for the Taste, we all went together on a Saturday. Riding on the trains is always an exciting event for Townshend, however, Moon seemed unimpressed by all the rumblings and swaying.
In the last 10 years or so that I've lived in Chicago, the city's emphasis has moved away from solely focusing on developing the tourism for just downtown to more general taking care of *all* parts of the city. I support this trend 'cuz there are lots of areas that could use some attention, even if it does mean that the Taste gets a little smaller over time. Still, there's been some creativity with scheduling and they've invited the city's army of food trucks, so it's still worth a visit every year.
Some years it's hard to find weird foods that I've not tried before, but this year there were some new ones! From Chicago's Dog House, I had some rattlesnake and rabbit sausage. It was a wee bit gamey, but tasty!
Also, from a food truck - Chicago Lunchbox - I tried a Thai chicken taco with pickled daikon. Hubby tried alligator sausage (same place as the rattlesnake and rabbit) and also had some havarti mac-n-cheese from MAD Social.
This year Townshend actually was the most into it that he's ever been (meaning he actually ate stuff). He enjoyed a hot dog and a pulled pork slider, and everyone enjoyed some yummy funnel cake.
All in all, another successful gastronomic event. I'm excited to see what next year brings!
2 comments:
I love that last picture of Hubby! Looks like you all had a fun time. :D
Looks like a wonderful time! A great tradition, even if you can't find something weird each year!
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