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Liz’s Bachelorette Party

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments


Liz & Rachelle, Volo, Roscoe Village, Chicago

On Saturday night Liz got together her girlfriends, her mom and Killian’s mom to enjoy many glasses of fine wine* and good food at Volo. I haven’t been to a bachelorette party for about a decade and I was so glad that there were no penis straws or shots or any other craziness. We sat in the garden in the back and it was a perfect, relaxing night. I only knew Liz when I arrived, but everyone was really nice and inviting. I’m looking forward to seeing them next week at the wedding rehearsal and wedding!

*Note to self: Fairhall Downs Sauvingnon Blanc = yum.

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Smoked Salmon and PDV Shrimp.. Nom Nom Nom

May 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment


Note for Larry @ Volo, Roscoe Village, Chicago

The rain broke so I ran out to Robey‘s to get some soup and a salad. (I get the chopped chicken salad from Robey’s so much that it should be a crime.) Of course, it started pouring on my walk back. I ducked into Volo‘s doorway to avoid the worst of it and saw this sign for Larry. I find it kind of odd. The note seems to be left for someone who has a key, but it’s so formal. “Thank you for your compliance” ? And why does it say it’s “at Volo” when the sign is on the door to Volo? Seems unnecessary. The note is kind of small town-y, but that’s Roscoe Village for you… a village in a big city!

I had to look it up, PDV shrimp is peeled and deveined shrimp.

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Volo

February 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Volo :: Artisan Cheese Plate
Six Artisan Cheeses :: Grana Padano, Manchego, St. Maure de Touraine, Gorgonzola, Vintage Gouda, Epoisses de Bourgogne.

Volo :: BMG Pizza
B.M.G. Pizza :: Apple-wood smoked bacon, wild mushroom & goat cheese.

Volo :: Marrow Bones
Marrow bones :: Roast veal marrow bones, thyme scented toasts

My friend Erin lives about a 5 minute walk from my apartment and we still never see each other. I hadn’t seen her since December, I realize, and it’s March tomorrow. Not acceptable!

A few weeks (a month?) ago we decided we must get together for dinner and literally we had to plan it on the calender..and then? we had to reschedule. We decided to go to dinner at Volo, a restaurant in our beloved neighborhood of Roscoe Village. I have actually only been there one time before when Jess and Jeannette were visiting and I was super eager to go back.

Loved it. I had a great time. I had the aromatic white wine flight even though I’d not planned on having anything to drink. We decided that we couldn’t go to a wine bar and not get wine. Plus, I’d had a sort of stressful day at work. We shared a plate of six artisan cheeses, which were so delicious. We also decided to share the BMG pizza, because it was so great the last time I was at Volo, and really? Can you ever have enough goat cheese? Also, we got the marrow bones. … because.. what the hell! Have you ever had marrow bones? Us either, til now! Honestly, I wasn’t a huge fan. They were alright, but pretty greasy and rich. I was glad to try them and our waitress complimented us on being so brave, but I don’t think I’d get it again.

It was fun to catch up with Erin. I turns out we’re in some very similar places in regard to “big life things” so it was good to talk to someone in the same spot. Next time, I will not let 3 months pass before we have a big catch up. Seriously, I loved the cheese plate so much I feel like we should just have a standing cheese date at Volo!

Here are Erin’s photos from our dinner. We are both always photographing our food. I realized last night that the tables at Volo are very close and we were both photographing our food from each side of the table. It must have looked funny. So funny that the trixies next to us asked us if we were “like reviewers or something.” Reminds me of a funny story from my cookie party in December. I was in the kitchen and Dallas’ aunt came in and said “do those girls in the living room work with you?” I said no. She said “oh! they are all taking photos of the food instead of the people at the party. Just like you do!” I don’t think she quite gets that my food photos at family parties aren’t for work, but it was funny anyway. :)

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Volo on Roscoe

February 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

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Shrimp & andouille stuffed calamari, leek fondue, creole sauce

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Salad “lyonnaise” bacon, potato, brioche & poached egg

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Goat cheese, wild mushroom & applewood smoked bacon

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Italian sausage stuffed cabbage rolls, gorgonzola sauce

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Braised lamb shoulder ‘pot pie’ roasted root vegetables

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Vanilla and chocolate cake with fudge-swirl ice cream

When Jess and Jeannette were visiting we wanted to go out somewhere nice one night. I’d never been to Volo even though it’s in my neighborhood and I walk past it at least twice every day, so we decided to try it. Love! We loved it. Our waitress was really nice and quirky and teased us a lot. She was very attentive and explained anything we had questions about. I was concerned about the size of the plates. Sometimes you get “small plates” or tapas and it’s not that much food, like a bite each person, and it ends up costing a lot. At Volo the plates are a pretty decent size. We all got several bites off each plate. We also each got a flight of wines, which is 3 2-oz. glasses of themed wines (Spanish Red flight, Pinot Noir flight, etc.). One thing we didn’t try but wanted to, was the artisan cheese. But, we loved everything we had and I will definitely be back.

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