Bike Ride

Sunday was my first organized bike ride. We drove about an hour to a town called Inverness. It was very low key with a start time between 7:30 and 9:00 am and you could chose any distance you wanted up to 100 miles (we rode 34). This was my longest ride so far and I did ok.

We followed it up with a local breakfast and the Hen House. The food was your good old small town food and definitely needed after the bike ride!

We then came home to this crashed out on the new couch.
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Diner at Temporis

We got a table at Temporis for dinner last night. They only have 20 seatings a night so I was really excited! They don’t have a menu just a 10 course meal and We went for the reserve wine pairings.

First off was a 2006 Andre Jacquart Champagne, which we really enjoyed

The first course was called Watermelon. Two this slices of watermelon with a feta ice cream and a mint cake.

This next one was one of my favorites. Fluke. Strawberry, Finger Lime, Tangerine Lace

Third was Crab. Avocado on the bottom. Grapefruit3 ways pumpernickel toast.

Next we switched over to a 2017 Alphonse Dolly. Which we also enjoyed.

This was one of Richards favorites. Tomato. A twist on a tomato gazpacho soup.

Corn was one of both our favorites. It was baby corn grilled with coriander and espelette with fresh truffles.

Next came Lobster. Lobster in a vanilla pasta with black truffles and tarragon

We switched over to 1999 Pelissero for the next few courses.

Sunchoke was next. It had Parmesan, gooseberry and sunflowers.

A5 Miyazaki Wagyu. Another one one of our favorites. Served with broccoli, orange and cashew.

The chefs take on a Mojito to cleanse your palate.

We didn’t care for the desert wine. A 1997 Moulin Touchais.

Lemongrass with Masago Arare, Yusuf and Shiso

We ended with Pistachio. It was a white chocolate cream with a cherry sorbet and a lemon balm cake.

It was an amazing meal and the service was outstanding!

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Chicago

After an uneventful flight up to Chicago we checked into our hotel. It is a beautiful old hotel in downtown called Palmer House. After a quick drop of the bags we went off to explore a bit and get some lunch.

We found a German restaurant that’s can be traced back to 1870. When the World Fait came to Chicago in 1893 they set up a stall selling their beer for a nickel and you received a feee sandwich! Quite the deal. Fast forward and they are still selling beer and Traditional German food. They have even won a James Beard award!

We of course did some beer sampling, but we kept looking at the art work and thinking it didn’t fit into the German decor.

It looked more Italian or Greek to us. Turns out the painting is of Chicago during the World Fair where they got their start selling beer. Only a small building is left and is now a museum.

After lunch we took a walk through some of the parks and along the river.

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Food and Wine- Day 2

I was really looking forward to the macaroni and cheese, but I was a bit disappointed. It was loaded up with pepper bacon, cheddar cheese and leeks.
Food from Wine and Dine Studio. Seared scallops, truffled celery root puree, Brussel sprouts and wild mushrooms. Then a butternut squash ravioli with a brown butter vinaigrette, parmesan cheese and pumpkin seeds.
Trio of cheeses with wine pairings. The wines were a Reata Chardonnay, Rainstorm Silver linings pinot noir rose, and a spellbound petite sirah
From Brazil a Moqueca. Brazilian seafood stew featuring scallops, shrimp, and white fish with a coconut-lime sauce and steamed rice.
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Food and Wine- Day 1

We started out in Thailand with the marinated chicken with peanut sauce and stir-fried vegetables. It may not photograph the best, but the sauce was amazing. We paired this with a Singha lager.
We had a bit of a downpour in Mexico, but our umbrella kept my chocolate bread pudding with a chocolate abuelita creme anglaise. Once again delicious and worth getting wet in the rain for!
In China we went for a mala chicken and shrimp bao bun with a Jasmine beer. It was good, but not something we would probably get again.
In India we went for mango lassi, which really wasn’t good. Clint got the naan bread with pickled garlic, mango salsa and coriander pesto dips, definitely a better choice.
For the first time we got to ride Test Track! We will definitely do this again. Richard designed our car and we didn’t win, but I think he figured out how to improve his design for next time.
We headed out all very full, we have quite a bit more to try from the festival, so we will be back soon!
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