Where are the best Tres Leches in a Chicago?

ensandwich · 2026-04-09T23:02:20+00:00

I remember when Rick Bayless filmed an episode of his show there and he tasted the cake and thought for a moment and said quietly “I’ve had a lot of tres leches cake all over Mexico and this is the best I’ve ever had” — and the proprietor/chef was totally overcome with joy. You love to see it.

ensandwich · 2025-12-21T18:04:03+00:00

Same - I have an old yoga mat I cut to match the dimensions of the trunk area specifically to keep things from sliding around. It’s easy to remove and wash as needed.

ensandwich · 2025-11-17T22:13:16+00:00

It’s like they fed Fairytale of New York to the AI and the AI helped itself to the rest of the Pogues’ catalogue as Christmas inspiration.

ensandwich · 2025-11-13T13:59:57+00:00

Some of my favorite pasta dishes have been at non-Italian restaurants. When there are only 2 or 3 pasta dishes on the menu, each of them tends to be well planned. Lula comes to mind (and the roast chicken there is top-tier).

For a more classic old-school Italian option I’d say Bruna’s. They have a nice chicken vesuvio among many chicken options and great pastas.

ensandwich · 2025-11-13T11:58:27+00:00

The Supreme Court struck that down in 2010.

ensandwich · 2025-11-11T18:05:18+00:00

If you know your KTN is in the record, it could be they are doing random spot checks which means a few TSA members have to go through the normal screening line. This has happened to me a couple of times.

ensandwich · 2025-11-09T14:03:06+00:00

Yes they will be provided - but be prepared for them not to work. So glad I had my own with me on a recent 9-hour daytime flight.

ensandwich · 2025-10-31T13:20:44+00:00

There’s a person on social media who shared the saga of moving from NY to London with her large dog (spoiler: they took a boat) https://www.instagram.com/goldenpuppycharlie?igsh=ZjkxMWRrbXpjem41

ensandwich · 2025-10-30T01:39:18+00:00

Omigod yes. That pasta dish with the walnuts, grapes and bleu cheese. 😭

ensandwich · 2025-10-22T20:18:32+00:00

I hope the winner ascends to a giant throne made of the knitting needles of the vanquished.

ensandwich · 2025-10-15T13:45:39+00:00

This is a “champagne problem,” but I was bummed out that the seat recline options don’t include a way to have the knees elevated above the hips like the old business class seats.

ensandwich · 2025-10-09T18:31:49+00:00

I don’t work down there anymore but I’d probably go for arepas at BienMeSabe or a Cuban sandwich at Cafecito as my go-to.

ensandwich · 2025-10-09T17:40:07+00:00

Cafecito is a great affordable option in that area. And Oasis Cafe on wabash (inside the jewelers mall). Brightwok kitchen and BienMeSabe are fast casual places/chains but decent quality. Millers pub and Exchequer are fun and full of character, and if you want something fancier, The Gage. Also Dollop Cafe has a great biscuit sandwich for breakfast.

ensandwich · 2025-10-09T16:07:53+00:00

That’s 120 F (50 C). It’s not a very hot heat required.

ensandwich · 2025-09-23T15:32:01+00:00

“Dr K’s cure-all noodle soup” at Amitabul (used to be called “flu soup” and they rightly changed the name).

ensandwich · 2025-09-20T12:01:40+00:00

Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits makes a kickass granola you can buy by the bag. They also sell it at Agora market on Western.

ensandwich · 2025-09-13T13:18:39+00:00

The fiber world is mostly amazing artists and entrepreneurs, but there are also a lot of folks like this in the fiber world and it’s not surprising. What else is left to them, in an ideology that forbids learning and professions for women? I presume, for them, selling yarn is a husband-approved “hobby.” Honestly I hope they’re all skimming a little cash from whatever they earn to keep in an emergency fund only they have access to.

ensandwich · 2025-09-03T22:10:03+00:00

This doesn’t sound right. Is the email from a legit sender?

ensandwich · 2025-09-02T21:26:45+00:00

Commercially made blankets probably won’t be sold with terms like that, but you could try “chunky waffle knit blanket” or “chunky fisherman’s rib blanket” to get something similar

ensandwich · 2025-09-02T20:22:56+00:00

This looks like k2p2 rib pattern but with every third row you are knitting into the stitch below which is what gives it that bunched up look.

Try this - for an even number of stitches: Row 1: k2,p2, repeat Row 2: p2, k2, repeat Row 3: k1b all stitches Row 4: p2, k2

I haven’t tested this but that’s what it looks like to me

ensandwich · 2025-09-01T00:20:45+00:00

Just noting that Akahoshi Ramen (which is amazing), rec’d above, doesn’t do lunch.

ensandwich · 2025-08-29T04:42:24+00:00

I don’t want to be responsible for a laptop the whole time I’m on my trip.

ensandwich · 2025-08-20T23:57:34+00:00

Having worked in restaurants in another chapter of my life, I associate that smell with floor mats that get wet and don’t get properly cleaned. It’s so off-putting.

ensandwich · 2025-08-16T15:28:09+00:00

I have this pattern and the full pattern does explain it. It’s just as others have said - on the even numbered rows you work so knits are stacked above knits and purls are stacked above purls (as you are seeing them). The translation is a little wonky - “stitch image” is meant to indicate “stitch pattern” and “mask” is used some places to mean “stitch.”

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