come on spring just get here already

The few warm days last week really spoiled me. I got excited for spring and summer in logan square. I love my 'hood, but in the winter I forget how much I enjoy just about anything other than my bed (my mom got me one of those memory foam thing - awesome!).
Friday Demetrius and I celebrated the ability to walk down the street in spring jackets by having lunch at Lula Cafe before I had to go in to work. I had one of the best sandwiches of my life, and that's saying a lot because I love sandwiches. It was braised beef shortrib with gréyure, tomato remoulade, arugula and a fried egg! It was served on a mini baguette with roasted redskin potatoes and a small mixed green salad. The sandwich was just about perfect, melty braised beef shortribs against the crusty bread. The only thing that I would have changed was the egg was fried overhard, to me a perfect fried egg is over medium, so that some of the drippy yolk can cover the sandwich. I got really accustomed to adding an egg to hamburgers or steak when I was in Europe, and I have never looked back. The sandwich was so filling that we probably should not have split a half order of the special french toast for dessert, but it just sounded soooo good. Brioche toast stuffed with rhubarb covered in a pistachio cremá - HEAVENLY! I have no regrets, even if I did feel like I was going to vomit for the first hour of work - totally worth it.

Other "springtime forays" included Polish Dinner hosted by Laura's polish cousins who were in town visiting. Yummy sausage and sauerkraut with choice of mustards. The only thing that made this spring like is that I was able to walk there and back in relative comfort. Danny and I also made a fun night out of going to the whirlaway lounge for drinks served to us by logan square's communal grandmother, and La Puebla for 24 hour mexican food served in a restaurant designed by the Golden Girls. Now all I need is for the trees along Kedzie to start blooming and I will be happy as a clam.