{"id":3460,"date":"2015-02-12T07:20:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T13:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2017-06-17T20:52:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T01:52:28","slug":"chicago-restaurant-week-2015-dinner-at-tanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/12\/chicago-restaurant-week-2015-dinner-at-tanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Restaurant Week 2015: Dinner at Tanta"},"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>Tanta Dinner<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3589\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantacebicheclasico.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantacebicheclasico.jpg\" alt=\"Cebiche clasico, Tanta\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3589\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantacebicheclasico.jpg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantacebicheclasico-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantacebicheclasico-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cebiche clasico with mahi mahi, red onions, cilantro, habenero, and natural leche de tigre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Best Bite:<\/strong> Between this meal and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/01\/this-weeks-best-bite-octopus-skewer-and-lima-llama-cocktail-tanta\/\" title=\"This week\u2019s Best Bite: Octopus skewer and Lima Llama cocktail, Tanta\">my previous visit<\/a>, I&#8217;ve really fallen in love with Tanta&#8217;s take on Peruvian cuisine. An eclectic set of culinary influences \u2013 Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, French \u2013 make for an irresistible mix of flavors and ingredients. The classic mahi mahi cebiche was bright and balanced with additional unique texture from the hominy. The alfajor dessert also might have been the best I ate during Restaurant Week this year. I couldn&#8217;t get enough of the dulce de leche and hot chocolate sauce together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3587\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantaalfajor.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantaalfajor.jpeg\" alt=\"Alfajor, Tanta\" width=\"540\" height=\"539\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3587\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantaalfajor.jpeg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantaalfajor-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantaalfajor-300x299.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfajor with shortbread cookies, lucuma dulce de leche, hot chocolate sauce, and vanilla bean ice cream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Other notes:<\/strong> Many of Tanta&#8217;s cocktails involve pisco, the national spirit of Peru, and they are not to be missed. This pisco punch exploded with cinnamon and lime, and I was immediately transported to warmer climates. The basket of plantain chips was also a great bread basket substitute.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3588\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantapiscopunchplantainchips.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantapiscopunchplantainchips.jpeg\" alt=\"Pisco punch and plantain chips, Tanta\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3588\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantapiscopunchplantainchips.jpeg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantapiscopunchplantainchips-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tantapiscopunchplantainchips-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pisco punch with porton mosto verde pisco, zucca,<br \/>lime, cinnamon, and cusquena beer, plus a basket of plantain chips<\/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<div class=\"OTButton\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.opentable.com\/ism\/link.aspx?rid=114397&#038;restref=114397&#038;bgimage=https:\/\/secure.opentable.com\/img\/frontDoor\/ot_btn_black.png\"><\/script><noscript id=\"OT_noscript\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opentable.com\/tanta-reservations-chicago?rtype=ism&#038;restref=114397\" >Reserve Now On OpenTable.com<\/a><\/noscript><a id=\"OTPoweredBy\" class=\"OTPoweredBy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.opentable.com\/tanta-reservations-chicago?rtype=ism&#038;restref=114397\" >Powered By OpenTable<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[googlemaps width=300 height=300]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is part of a series of posts about Chicago Restaurant Week 2015, held January 30\u2013February 12. Check out recaps from 2014 and 2013, or browse all Restaurant Week coverage. Tanta Dinner Best Bite: Between this meal and my previous visit, I&#8217;ve really fallen in love with Tanta&#8217;s take on Peruvian cuisine. 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