Parmesan Cheese doesn't go there

BEST DATE NEWS

Good morning! Hope you all are recovering nicely from National Margarita Day yesterday as we have a big day of holidays today as well! Today is National Banana Bread Day, National Chili Day and National Toast Day! Do yourself a favor and watch one of The Office's best cold openings of all time: Kevin's Famous Chili.

Michael, Founder

TikTok's New Viral Wine Glass Pasta Trend

Still scooping your pasta from the strainer directly into your bowl? Turns out you may be missing a completely unnecessary step in between! A restaurant in Belgium has recently gone viral on TikTok for their unorthodox pasta presentations.

At this restaurant, your waiter serves your pasta in an upside wine glass before twirling it in a circle releasing it onto your plate. Lastly, the wine glass is flipped over to dump a pile of Parmesan Cheese on top before calling it a day! Take a look at their approach.

Do you enjoy unique yet unnecessary food presentations? If so, let us know by voting in the poll towards the bottom of this newsletter and we will look to incorporate one wild restaurant dish presentation each week that we find online.

Carmine's Will Close on Sunday for Next 15 Months

Rush Street continues to change, and this one is big! This Sunday, Feb. 26 will be Carmine's last day of service for the next 15 months. Carmine's is being remodeled as part of a $4 million renovation project at 1043 N Rush St. The new two-story building will be mixed-use with multiple tenants on the first floor and Carmine's on the second. Carmine's will likely have a smaller space on the first floor with the majority of the restaurant be located above as Carmine's new spot on the second floor will have a large outdoor terrace overlooking Rush St.

Chicago News to Know

• Hamilton Returns: The popular musical Hamilton is set to return to Chicago in September! Chicago was the first city outside of NYC where Hamilton was performed. Hamilton's last curtain in Chicago was Jan. 5, 2020.

• Return to Office: On the subject of returns, Chicago workers are returning to the office in a big way. Over 50% of Chicago workers are now back in the office for the first time since March 2020.

• Chicago Retro Diner: We visited a great old-school diner in Humboldt Park last week called Spinning J. They are best known for their pies and milkshakes! They even won the United States of Pie award on Good Morning America for their Cranberry Yuzu Meringue Pie! It was a little early for a shake, but we did try the breakfast sandwich and thought it was great!

Poll of the Week

Last Week's Poll Results

• Question: Are you a fan of the McDonald's Shamrock Shake?

• Result: Yes (69%) vs. No (31%)

Today's Sunset in Chicago

The sun will set in Chicago this evening at 5:33pm.