I’ve lived in Chicago for 5+ years now (and have recently moved back from the suburbs after a short stay) and Chicago will forever be home. There’s so many reasons why I love this city. One example is a specific foodie community I’m active in, LTH Forum. I’ve been a part of this foodie community since 2005 and over the years, I’ve made some great friends who expanded my horizons when it came to food. For the past five years, the group has hosted an annual picnic and this year it was nothing short of deliciously amazing. Seriously, if you’re a true, die hard foodie in Chicago, perhaps you attended this year’s ultimate foodie picnic…
Today was a gorgeous day here in Chicago and the only way it could be better is to have an abundant spread of food with some foodie friends. Well we were in luck because it was LTH’s 5th annual picnic. There were so many foods of various cultures, colors, textures, flavors,… the spread was insane! But it’s really no surprise because the group itself has such a strong appreciation for food and a willingness to share their food finds. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves…
I think it would be safe to say that we covered a majority of world cuisines from Vietnamese, African, Persian, Jewish American, Korean, Lebanese, Hungarian, Japanese, Portugese, Greek, etc. We all were so eager to share our dishes and some even did the honors of carving up and serving what they prepared…
There were some really interesting eats that were highlighted at the picnic including…
Cavalo Nero
(black kale stuffed with grapes, ricotta cheese, farro & pancetta)
cooked in duck fat
with fennel, agrodolce & cured pig
(soy sauce chicken with pineapple & cilantro)
(braised pork with sweet bell peppers & carrots)
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