I feel like I'm a little late to the game with this whole brunch thing - I'm totally familiar with weekend breakfasts at the diner or a run to the bagel place for a Taylor Ham, egg and cheese, but fancy brunch food and mimosas? Yeah, not something I'm used to. I've noticed that everyone else except me was obsessed with brunch, so I decided to see what all the hype was about and I must admit, I think I'm hooked.
Anyway, I met up with one of my faves, Sara from Project Soiree to grab brunch at Yolk, which we had both heard amazing things about. I was totally impressed with the menu (it was huge) and major bonus, it's a BYOB restaurant, which means one thing... bring your own bottle of champagne and you're set for mimosas. After we had brunched we headed over to the Shedd Aquarium which I've been dying to visit since I moved to Chicago - winters in the windy city call for lots of indoor activities, and a couple of hours wandering around Shedd was perfect.
In addition to being obsessed with brunch, I'm now mildly obsessed with Beluga whales - seriously, how cute are they?
Such a fun day! Yolk top my list as best brunch in Chicago :)
ReplyDeleteI love brunches! And a BYOB place?! How fun!
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i didn't like yolk when i went :( have you tried bongo room? now that is one delicious place
ReplyDeleteI've always adored Beluga Whales!
ReplyDeleteomg. brunch=my FAVOURITE meal! sounds so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm FROM the Midwest and brucnh wasn't as big until I moved to the East Coast - maybe its just become more popular in the past few years - I have some great NJ brunch places for you when you come back!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Love your blog...I used to live in Chicago, 6 years ago moved to LA. Darling blog!!!
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Haven't tried Bongo Room yet - will add it to my list of places to try. Thanks for the recommendation!!
ReplyDeleteRight?! We just ordered a glass of orange juice and were all set.
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE YOLK I MISS IT SO MUCH. Orange is my favorite, but I think Yolk is probably number 2 on my Chicago brunch list.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to see at an aquarium are the jellyfish. I ADORE them, to the point that my dream house has a huge jellyfish tank in it for viewing and relaxation purposes :)
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