Mr. Fashionista and I recently had the chance to try Top Chef Season 4 Winner Stephanie Izard's new restaurant Girl and the Goat, which specializes in small plates and has a bit of a gastropub vibe to it. In a word, it was delicious.We were big fans of Ms. Izard's previous restaurant, Scylla, and were rooting for her the whole time on Top Chef. So, congratulations on your new endeavor Steph.
If you happen to make your way to Chicago, be sure to get your reservation and pay for the bread (ours came with raisin walnut butter and carrot oil). It is so worth it. Other highlights included the fennel and blueberry salad, the prawns stuffed with duck and the pig face. The pig face, which I thought was just a cutesy name, was actually an accurate description of what we ate. Never knew pig jowls and chin could be so tasty. Finally, we had a corn nougat dessert that I am still salivating over.
Also, try to score the money table, which basically consists of a couple of bar seats looking directly into the kitchen. We were fortunate enough to be able to sit there and had front row seats to watch Ms. Izard in action. She was there the entire time, overseeing everything, as any good exec chef should be. She was also totally oblivious to my obvious starstruck attitude and attempts to sneak photos of her.
To check out the yummy menu: http://www.girlandthegoat.com/
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