10/30/2006, Sutton Place Hotel, Chicago
Johnny Rockets to the Rescue!
Cold, cold weather, and nasty nasty virus creeping into my system, so I'm not in much of a mood to look for the good eats in this windy city. Walking back to the hotel my stomach demanded I find something convenient that didn't come in the form of a Cliff Bar, and lo and behold I stumbled across a Johnny Rockets burger joint, and I know they happen to make a fine veggie burger and great fries. Not exciting, but it was quick and yummy.
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10/25/2006, W Lakeshore Hotel, Chicago
Room Service Veggie Wrap
Arriving in Chicago on an early flight from Toronto and with a head cold just starting to make itself felt, I was simply exhausted. I put in my hours at the office and then headed back to the W to unwind. A hot bath, some boob tube, and my stomach was growling for something more than another Cliff Bar, but it was too cold, and I was too beat, to head out on foot for some dinner. Room service to the rescue! The selection isn't great for a vegetarian, but they managed to put together a pretty decent meal - roasted veggies and goat cheese in a red pepper tortilla wrap served with truffle fries. Strong, pungent tastes, and not too much grease! Here you can see the evolution of my meal, working as I waited, to cleaning my plate, and finally a quick nap!
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10/9/2006, Home.
D-lux Veggie Burgers
Tonight we both had a serious jones on for burgers so planning our meal was pretty easy. A quick hop over to the market and we had some fresh, sprouted wheat buns - in our ghetto-tastic grocery store those are not only the best, and most healthy, but they're by far the cheapest buns to be had. The "meat" was Morning Star Farms' Tomato & Basil Pizza Veggie Burgers; not exactly health food, but not too terrible either. The rest of the sandwich construction project is deeply personal, so all I know is what I did for mine: dijon mustard, avocado, swiss cheese, sprouts, sliced pickles, tomato, grilled red onion, and maybe one or two other choice toppings. Julia suprised me by suggesting we have some fries, so I whipped up some fried red and white potato rounds. And, of course, we had our mainstay, a veggie salad with egg and croutons.
At very least, this beats the heck out of Mickey-D's.
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