{"id":1830,"date":"2013-11-01T18:47:50","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T23:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2017-06-17T21:04:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T02:04:54","slug":"this-weeks-best-bite-octopus-skewer-and-lima-llama-cocktail-tanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/01\/this-weeks-best-bite-octopus-skewer-and-lima-llama-cocktail-tanta\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s Best Bite: Octopus skewer and Lima Llama cocktail, Tanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1832\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantaoctopus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantaoctopus.jpg\" alt=\"Pulpo (octopus) with chimichurri, fried garlic, and olive sauce\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1832\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantaoctopus.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantaoctopus-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantaoctopus-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pulpo (octopus) with chimichurri, fried garlic, and olive sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s this week&#8217;s Best Bite:<\/strong> Nearly three-month-old Tanta is carving a new place in the Chicago culinary landscape for its upscale take on Peruvian food, a type of cuisine that I consistently enjoy. I was immediately refreshed by the Lima Llama (think Moscow mule, but with Peruvian pisco and lots of lime), one of the two cocktails on draft. It was the perfect precursor to one of the best octopus dishes I&#8217;ve ever had, right up there with <a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2013\/04\/15\/this-weeks-best-bite-wood-grilled-octopus-taxim\/\" title=\"This week\u2019s Best Bite: Wood-grilled octopus, Taxim\">Taxim&#8217;s Greek version from earlier this year<\/a>. Cooked in the style of street-food skewers, the plump tentacles were draped with roasted red pepper, which added its own complementary char and spice. The extra-garlicky chimichurri potatoes underneath were like a more exotic version of hashbrowns, brought together by a briny, brilliantly purple olive sauce. The bright colors were what really made the plate \u2013 which seems to be Tanta&#8217;s strategy across its vibrant menu.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1831\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantalimallama.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantalimallama.jpg\" alt=\"Lima Llama draft cocktail with pisco, lime, and ginger beer\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1831\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantalimallama.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantalimallama-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tantalimallama-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lima Llama draft cocktail with pisco, lime, and ginger beer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tantachicago.com\/\" title=\"Tanta Chicago\">Tanta<\/a>, 118 W. Grand Ave., Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why it&#8217;s this week&#8217;s Best Bite: Nearly three-month-old Tanta is carving a new place in the Chicago culinary landscape for its upscale take on Peruvian food, a type of cuisine that I consistently enjoy. 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