{"id":3450,"date":"2015-02-10T07:26:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T13:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/?p=3450"},"modified":"2017-06-17T20:52:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T01:52:45","slug":"chicago-restaurant-week-2015-dinner-at-big-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/10\/chicago-restaurant-week-2015-dinner-at-big-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Restaurant Week 2015: Dinner at Big Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is part of a series of posts about Chicago Restaurant Week 2015, held January 30\u2013February 12. Check out recaps from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/10\/recap-chicago-restaurant-week-2014\/\" title=\"Recap: Chicago Restaurant Week 2014\">2014<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2013\/02\/13\/recap-restaurant-week-2013\/\" title=\"2013 Restaurant Week recap\">2013<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/category\/restaurant-week-2\/\" title=\"Restaurant Week\">browse all Restaurant Week coverage<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Big Jones Dinner<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3570\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesalligator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesalligator.jpg\" alt=\"Alligator and andouille sauce piquant, Big Jones\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesalligator.jpg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesalligator-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesalligator-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alligator and andouille sauce piquant with Louisiana gator tail and house-made andouille simmered in a piquant red sauce, served with popcorn rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Best Bite:<\/strong> I went into this Louisiana Mardi Gras\u2013themed menu knowing I wanted to order the gator tail as my main course, and it exceeded my expectations. Tender pieces of alligator and andouille sausage swam in a fiery red sauce, right at that heat level where you&#8217;re acutely aware of the intensity of the spices, but aren&#8217;t slowed down or overwhelmed by them. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3571\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesskilletcornbread.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesskilletcornbread.jpg\" alt=\"Skillet cheddar cornbread, Big Jones\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesskilletcornbread.jpg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesskilletcornbread-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bigjonesskilletcornbread-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skillet cheddar cornbread with Hook&#8217;s cheddar, jalape\u00f1os, and scallions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Other notes:<\/strong> The second-course skillets of golden cornbread were a hit with the whole group, irresistibly augmented by cheddar, scallions, jalape\u00f1os, and plenty of butter. It was fun to have a classic Mardi Gras king cake as dessert, too \u2013 colored sugar and all. Our party of seven was seated at a table right in the window, which made it feel like an extra-special feast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bigjoneschicago.com\/\" title=\"Big Jones\">Big Jones<\/a>, 5347 N. 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