Subject: A Flameless Candle w/ 100k hours worth of-light

From: "Luma Candles" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:42:06 -0700

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tastes that I've never experienced before; you'd never guessed half of the ingredients in each dish would taste so well together! When you go out with a group of ten people, and no one at the table is talking because they're too busy eating, it's a good sign. On this night, I was lucky enough to be served the tasting menu; I got to experience and taste 12 of the best dishes on the menu. Everyone will have their favorites, but if I were to visit the Goat again I'd go for the Escargot Ravioli (and I don't normally eat escargot!) and the Lamb Tartar. You can't go wrong with the Green Beans (that's what everyone says, and everyone is right!), and Sugo is a different dish to try (Me: "I don't know what this is, but I definitely like what's going on in my mouth right now!"). Try the Organic Apple cider off the beverage list to wash everything down. It was pricey bottle, but it was quite tasty. Other things that I noticed: The place was super busy for a Tuesday night. Stephanie Izard wa
s standing at the end of the food line facing the kitchen, there throughout the night. Kudos to her for being very hands on with her place; she's that busy approving each dish before handing them off to the waiters; at the same time having quick convos with random diners. Awesome in my book. Wait staff was excellent with food questions that were asked (thanks Meadows!). There's nothing more that you can say about this wonderful, wonderful masterpiece of a restaurant. I think there are not enough adjectives in the English language for me to describe. It's nice to know that this is one place that lived up to the hype, and even though booking a table may mean waiting for three months or more, it's worth the wait.
That's the sound of me writhing in pain from eating far too much deliciousness at Girl and the Goat tonight. Went to a nice dinner with my mom before we pack me up to move me out of Chicago for good. Amazing meal! Finished 3 hours ago and I'm still. so. full. Started off with warm wheat bread with peanut butter, banana, and bacon butter (tasted like the best peanut butter banana sandwich possible) and a side of the most delectable honey comb I might have ever tasted. Smooth, sweet, and rich. I called the waitress over to ask where they got such a wonderful treat. Apparently it's from a beekeeper in northern Illinois. Yay, local honey! Also: a glass of the Girl and the Goat white wine. Nice. Next course was a honeycrisp soup with brown butter and tarragon yogurt. So creamy and delicious! Started off with a bit of a sweet touch but ended VERY sour/tart. You feel it in the back of your throat in the best way possible. The special: scallops with crispy pork belly. The scallops were soft
and thinly sliced with an acidic bite. Pork belly was a bit sour as well with some sweet undertones. Great! Then the pan roasted redfish with black beans, squash, and hen of the woods mushrooms. Oh emz. Those mushrooms mean serious business. Now, they're no chanterelles (my favorite fungai of all time) but they're a damn good mushroom. The fish was perfectly cooked and crispy on the outside, soft and moist inside. The squash was nice and firm. I think there was a little bok chyi in there as well. The sauce had a bit of a spicy bite to it but nothing major. This might have been