Hello!
It's Brian and Liz.
Brian has long had a dream to try every creme brulee in the city of Chicago. Being such a good supporter and girlfriend, Liz agreed that such an endeavor would be fun. So, truth be told, Brian has been trying creme brulees at various spots across the city for some time now. But just last weekend - at the law review banquet - Liz embarrassed Brian by telling others of his dream and the suggestion of a blog was born.
So here we are. Unfortunately Brian's clever name of "cremebrulog" was taken by some equally creme brulicious blogger in Minnesota, so we had to add the "chicago." After all, the idea is to try all the creme brulees in Chicago anyway.
Although Brian has previously tried the creme brulee at several Chicago restaurants, we have decided to start anew.
Tonight we went to Dunlay's on Clark. Liz wanted to go to some other restaurant but Brian wasn't having it. So, being a Friday night, it was busy. Really busy. They told us we'd have to wait half an hour for a table, but it turned out being more like 50 minutes. BUT, they gave us a free round of drinks for our troubles, so that was nice. As Brian likes to say, "on to the brulee."
Brian gives it 2/5. Liz gives it 2/5.
Brian: It came out in a big oatmeal-style bowl. A bowl that you would eat oatmeal out of. Not the traditional, small creme brulee bowl (Liz adds "not a ramekin.") Brian got excited, thinking it would be a super-large serving of creme brulee. But it wasn't. The bowl wasn't very deep, which was disappointing. It was served with a single strawberry on top. The top sugar wasn't crispy enough. The bottom custard wasn't warm enough, which may have been a result of the top sugar not being crispy enough. Overall, it was an average to below average brulee dish.
Liz: I wish the sugar would have been more burnt and a little thicker on the top.
Goodnight!
Brian and Liz are going to know watch the Denver Nuggets & Utah Jazz game. They care very deeply about basketball.
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I literally cry for Brian nightly for putting up with Liz.
ReplyDeleteWho is "chris"? What's his prob? I am cryin a lil bit that there are people who care about pro bball.
ReplyDeleteWill this blog culminate in you guys eating crème brûlée in Paree?
I've been to Paree. It is just awful, do not go guys. Although, my experience may have been tainted by the company I kept. The girl I went with was just awful. She insisted on getting dessert everywhere we went. She made me talk to her when I was so sick I couldn't talk. Just awful.
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