chicago food scene / the publican
If you know me, you know that I love french fries (but I hate ketchup) and I’m always on the search for the perfect potato. And I have found them. Although the tough part is, they’re all the way in Chicago… probably for the best. While I was blown away by pretty much every restaurant we sampled in Chicago, The Publican took the cake for me. In the Fulton Market section of the city, something I would compare to Manhattan’s Meatpacking (just less overwrought with trendy restaurants and clubs), The Publican is like a ray of sunshine – literally. Large windows let light scatter on long communal-style wooden tables, each adorned with sweet sugar cubes, fresh cream and butter and sea salt. The wood, creamy and inviting, is on every detail – the chairs, the heavy bathroom doors, the beer taps. And the food is fresh and beautifully prepared. From a design (and culinary) perspective, this restaurant has it all. Scroll to the bottom to check out the fries…
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The Publican Restaurant
837 West Fulton Market, Chicago
chicago teaser: the aqua building
the most memorable piece of the towering chicago skyline was without a doubt, the aqua building. with its draped, yet fluid twists and turns, this unforgettable skyscraper became even more memorable for me – the world’s tallest skyscraper project ever headed by a woman, jeanne gang of studio gang architects.
