{"id":3462,"date":"2015-02-11T07:34:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T13:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2017-06-17T20:52:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T01:52:38","slug":"chicago-restaurant-week-2015-dinner-at-fig-olive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/11\/chicago-restaurant-week-2015-dinner-at-fig-olive\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Restaurant Week 2015: Dinner at Fig &#038; Olive"},"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>Fig &#038; Olive Dinner<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3580\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandoliveoctopusalagallega.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandoliveoctopusalagallega.jpg\" alt=\"Octopus a la gallega, Fig &amp; Olive\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3580\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandoliveoctopusalagallega.jpg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandoliveoctopusalagallega-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandoliveoctopusalagallega-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Octopus a la gallega with thinly sliced braised octopus,  marinated bell pepper, heirloom potato, black olive, basil, arugula, and pimenton lemon dressing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Best Bite:<\/strong> I couldn&#8217;t pick a favorite between my first and second courses, both seafood-focused. The first was a gorgeous mosaic of thinly sliced octopus and other colorful, zingy accompaniments. The second was a paella del mar that was absolutely packed with oceanic ingredients nestled into creamy saffron rice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3582\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepaelladelmar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepaelladelmar.jpg\" alt=\"Paella del mar, Fig &amp; Olive\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3582\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepaelladelmar.jpg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepaelladelmar-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepaelladelmar-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paella del mar with black tiger shrimp, sea scallop, calamari, mussels, saffron rice, chicken, green pea, red bell pepper, artichoke, saffron aioli, pimenton, and oregano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Other notes:<\/strong> Pot de cr\u00e8me is a classic dessert from Fig &#038; Olive \u2013 I first had it when I visited the New York location, and it still captures chocolate and vanilla at their finest. The interior was quintessential Gold Coast chic, and our upper-level table overlooked the stately live olive trees sprouting from behind the bar.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3581\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepotdecreme.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepotdecreme.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate pot de cr\u00e8me, Fig &amp; Olive\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3581\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepotdecreme.jpg 540w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepotdecreme-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/figandolivepotdecreme-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate pot de cr\u00e8me with crunchy praline financiers and vanilla cream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.figandolive.com\/locations-reservation\/chicago\/\" title=\"Fig &#038; Olive\">Fig &#038; Olive<\/a>, 104 E. 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