Chicago Farmer's Market

While rushing to the CTA I managed to snap a few photos of  the farmer's market in downtown Chicago. I was told they have it every Saturday. I love farmer's markets! I just wanted to stop & buy some of the delicious looking snacks & beautiful flowers, but I was in a hurry to get somewhere. The aroma of flowers, fresh fruits & veggies, & delicious treats was enough to almost make me stop & miss my train. I love trying new delicacies that these places often have to offer!

Lou Malnati's

Before I went to Chicago everyone kept telling me I had to try this thanggg called Chicago style deep dish pizza. After having heard about it from about 3 jillion people I decided to see what it's all about! I had my first deep dish pizza at a restaurant called Lou Malnati's. My friend & I sat at a nice little table outside where we could watch the local downtown Chicago-ans passing by & on top of that it was such a lovely day out. Our waiter was a gorgeous all American blonde (wish I had taken her picture!) & very sweet, she cut the pizza before I could get all photowhorey tourist all over it. :-P The pizza was great, not what I had expected. There were layers of cheese & sausage on the inside & a very sweet tomato sauce spread on the top. Delicious! It aspired me to try as many deep dish pizzas as possible in the city! Afterwards we walked around down town where there was a row of luxury brand shops. It was funny because I pulled out some oil wipes & offered one to my friend who started cracking up because she claimed everything in my purse was either Hello Kitty or very quote "asian & cute." I had never really thought about this, but realized it's kind of true. But hey if you could buy plain oil wipes or Hello Kitty oil wipes for the same price which would you choose? Kawaii is a lifestyle. :-)