The last time I’ve truly been content and absolutely-relaxed was about a month ago at a McDonald’s in Florence, Italy. I plan on telling you more about that moment soon, but the point is I’ve been so busy writing restaurant reviews here, designing data software demos for my day job, getting my kids back to school, writing about my other passion, Formula 1, and fighting off a round of family “hot potato” Covid, I forgot to write up another new batch of “Essential Essentials”, aka ultimately what I hope to be a definitive list of the very best dishes and restaurants that I’ve experienced personally in Chicago. I hope to compile this list in a central location in the future so you’ll always be able to access it on those nights or weekends you find yourself asking, what should I eat? For that to happen, I still need to induct a whole bunch more places/dishes into the essentials hall of fame. So, let’s do that, shall we?
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