Our Food Travels: XOCO and Blogging

So needless to say I forgot to take my camera when we went to Rick Bayless' XOCO last weekend! Hopefully I can snag some pics. from the website. www.rickbayless.com.

We went on a Sat. and got there about 6pm. We had a large group (7 of us) that we wanted to keep together so our wait was about an hour. We could have been seated earlier if we were in smaller groups. While you are waiting in line you can order drinks and appetizers.
There are windows outside where you can look in and see churros and other pastries being made. From the inside by the register where you place your order is a glass panel just up to head high where you can watch from in the restaurant while you are waiting.

While we were waiting a lady was back there making delicious looking things. One of which was meringue that was being whipped in a mixing bowl and to be put on top of tarts. While she was putting the meringue from the bowl into a pastry bag my husband said to her "you should charge to lick the bowl". She said "we'd probably make some money on that", and we all laughed. A few seconds later she came up to the window with several plastic spoons and the bowl of meringue and gave us each a spoon full! She said "I think Rick would approve". We were happily amazed! I do not like meringue but this was not just beaten egg whites, I don't know what else they put in it but it was thick and rich and very good!

My husband ordered the Golden pork carnitas, black beans, tomato broth, spicy arbol chile sauce and pickled onions. He said it was fantastic the soup and the sandwich and he would order it again if we went back!

I ordered the Wood-roasted garlic mushrooms, Prairie Fruits Farm goat cheese, black beans, wild arugula, 3-chile salsa. It was amazing! The goat cheese was so creamy and rich and through out every bite. And everything was extremely fresh!