babyprof

What she said. Although I don't drink, the last time I did Bowle's chef's tasting my two friends did do the pairings and they were quite impressed with the pairings. I did the non-alcoholic pairings, and they were an exquisite experience all to themselves. u.e. ← The most memorable part of our dining at Avenues was seeing Aaron Elliot as our sommelier. He was fabulous at Tru (when were newbies), and again provided spot-on pairings at Avenues. Let him know your concerns and he will take care of you

We recently had the GT at Moto. We also thought it would be a good idea to order the 10-wine pairing, but was told that it would not be possible. When I mentioned that the 10 wines were identical to those given with the GT, I was told that they were not (though we had the menu in front of us) . After trying to reason back and forth, it was such a pain that we decided to get the full wine tour, though I think 10 would have been plenty. ETA: We thoroughly enjoyed the meal. We've eaten at most of the GT type places in Chicago (Alinea, Tru, Avenues, Trio of old, etc), but we liken our Moto experience to our meal at WD-50 in NY. Innovative, exuberant, and entertaining. We joined in conversation with the diners around us, which always makes the experience much more enjoyable.

Speaking of rice dishes, I'm half Puerto-Rican, and we always had the traditional rice with gandules along with our "traditional" american spread.