A block away from our hotel is Sprinkles, the cupcakery from LA!
Sprinkles is considered the first ever bakery dedicated to only cupcakes.
Earlier this year, Sprinkle’s cupcake ATM machine made the news as the first cupcake atm ever! I didn’t try this because it costs 50 cents more for an individual box.
dog-friendly cupcakes!
We brought it back to Vancouver and had it the next day. The cupcakes were still intact and tasted very fresh and moist!
From top left CW:
Dark chocolate (Belgian dark chocolate cake with bittersweet chocolate frosting)
Black and White (Belgian dark chocolate cake and creamy vanilla frosting)
Coconut (Madagascar Bourbon vanilla cake is topped with coconut cream cheese frosting)
Red Velvet (with cream cheese frosting)
Loved the cupcakes! so moist and not too sweet!
FAIM? OUI OUI!!!
Sprinkles Cupcakes
50 E Walton St Chicago, IL 60611, United States
+1 312-573-1600
We went to Portillo’s as it’s the most famous vendor for Chicago-style hot dogs. It’s featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives!
The restaurant is self serve.. sorta reminds me of a food court… but it’s way nicer.. it’s decorated like an All-American theme park!
Chicago-style hot dog (mustard, relish, freshly chopped onions, sliced red ripe tomatoes, kosher pickle and sport peppers piled onto a steamed poppy seed bun)….. In Chicago, ketchup is banned for hot dogs… hence, all the other toppings. Since I don’t like relish, onion, pickle, nor pepper..I ended up picking everything out and just had a plain dog with tomatoes… The sausage is just steamed.. not even grilled! Didn’t really like this hot dog style…
Italian beef sandwich… this was pretty good.. lots of beef!
chicken pecan salad (lettuces topped with tender chicken, crunchy bacon, red cabbage, tomato, a shredded cheese blend and pecans topped with honey dijon dressing)..
photobombed by bro…
We got the classic Chicago Mix (caramel and cheese). I love the caramel.. but after eating a few caramels.. it gets to sweet and I have to neutralize it with the cheese. I also sampled the pecan- caramel and it was really good!
So we headed to West Loop again.. It’s like 2 blocks away from 
The restaurant, lounge and bar were dimly lit and loud.. and totally emitted the IT vibe. Instead of sitting at the long communal tables rubbing limbs with the adjacent diner and shouting to get heard, we had our own 4 person table by the windows. This is yet another sign to prove that that reservation was meant for me!
The Girl and the Goat.. cartoonized..
Goat everywhere!
Cool thing about the menu is, it’s split into 3 sections: vegetable, fish and meat. It’s a small plate sharing concept.. so we decide to get 3 dishes per category.
roasted beets (green beans . white anchovy . avocado creme fraiche . bread crumb).….the beets tasted really sweet.. couldn’t taste the avocado though…
ham frites (smoke tomato aioli, cheddar beer sauce)…love this! .next time I fry frozen-fries at home, I’m gonna add bacon bits…
chickpea fritters (caponata . mozzarella . tomatillo aioli)….interesting.. the chickpeas are mashed and fried.. the texture reminded me of fried tofu…
grilled baby octopus (guanciale . favas . radish pods . pistachios . lemon vinaigrette)….it tasted like Asian-style cooking..
wood oven roasted pig face (sunny side egg, tamarind, cilantro, red wine-maple, potato stix)…… one of the famous dishes… no, it’s not the entire face roasted… the name is misleading.. but just some meat from the face.. the meat was tender.. and the crispy potato sticks gives it an interesting texture…
pan fried shishito peppers (parmesan . sesame . miso)… another famous dish.. some peppers were spicy! couldn’t really taste the sesame/miso…
escargot ravioli (bacon . tamarind-miso sauce)…. another famous dish.. but the flavour of this dish isn’t strong enough… first time having escargot wrapped in pasta!
sauteed green beans (fish sauce vinaigrette . cashews)… another dish that tasted Asian…
crisp braised pork shank (nectarine kimchee, buttermilk dressing, naan)… the meat could be more tender… I don’t eat kimchee.. but this was an exception… loved the fruitiness!
faim? oui oui!!!!!! 