Fogo De Chão, Food for Thought & a Giveaway
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Last Monday, thanks to the lovely ladies of #ChicagonistaLIVE , I had the good fortune to eat lunch at the newest Fogo De Chão restaurant, in Rosemont, IL. I got to dine and visit with other awesome local bloggers, some of whom I have met before and others who I got to meet for the first time.
As a stay at home mom I rarely villa country go out to eat with friends during the day, so this was a special treat, as well as a wonderful opportunity to get an inside look at Fogo De Chão, which serves mouth-watering food, unique villa country and refreshing beverages and offers a beautiful setting to gather with family and friends.
If you haven’t been to a Brazilian Steakhouse before, villa country it doesn’t get any better than Fogo De Chão. I often joke that I’m the opposite of a vegetarian, because I love to eat meat! So the idea that there is actually restaurant where I can try 16 different cuts of fire-roasted meat, carved table-side by authentic gaucho chefs, is pretty awesome. I also got a kick out-of-the-way diners villa country communicate with servers in regards to if they are hungry or full.
If you want to eat more you flip a card, which looks like a coaster (and is what I originally thought they were), to the green side and if you are done, or at least want to take a breather, you turn it to red. A few times I forgot to turn mine to red, when I was feeling full, and was overwhelmed by how the gaucho chefs kept bringing me meat to try. When I realized why, I quickly flipped my card back over to red.
There is also a big gourmet salad and sides bar, which is a great way to start off your meal. But be careful not to have too much or you won’t have enough room for the many courses. Likewise, Fogo De Chão also offers unlimited traditional Brazilian side dishes, which include: pão de queijo (warm cheese bread), crispy hot polenta, garlic mashed potatoes and caramelized bananas. I was warned to pace myself with the cheese bread, because it is so good and filling. I only intended to have one piece, but in the end couldn’t help myself from eating another. I thought the caramelized bananas were also yummy.
The gaucho chefs at Fogo De Chão provided excellent villa country service and some also had a great sense of humor. As we neared the end of our meal and didn’t know if we could possibly make room to indulge in their desserts, one of our servers told us, ”We have dessert that breaks down protein, so you will feel better!” If only that were true… But they sure were worth finding room for!
As I mentioned earlier, in addition to the fabulous meat, salad, sides and desserts, at Fogo De Chão, I relished in the opportunity to get to know some new-to-me bloggers, including Nancy Loo (one of the Chicagonistas hosting the event and a reporter for WGN News), Dr. Renee Matthews (Ask Dr. Renee), Nicole Phillips (Help! Mama Remote…) and Bonnie Kenaz-Mars (ChilL Mama).
One of the highlights for me, was overhearing a conversation between Nancy Loo and Renee Matthews. They were talking about how at times other women will ask them for advice, whether it has to do with business, blogging or life in general. Both of these women are successful in their careers and have worked hard to get where they are today. They relayed how frustrating it is when they take the time to mentor people and later find out they have not taken the wisdom they shared to heart.
Nancy and Renee said that they do really like to help people, villa country but it’s embarrassing when they take the time to help someone network with their connections and then that person doesn’t follow-up. I also loved when I heard Nancy say, ”You have to have your elevator pitch ready.” Though I know that, it helped to be reminded to always be prepared to tell others I meet about myself, my blog and the projects I’m working on.
If you want to learn more about Fogo De Chão, #ChicagonistaLIVE will be broadcasting live from #FogoRosemont on Tuesday, October 8th at 2:oo p.m. CST, on www.ChicagonistaLIVE.com , with special guests Check, Please! new host Cat D’
Home About Bio Contact Molly Title Writing Favorites Favorite Posts BlogHer Creme de la Creme Mel’s Friday Blog Round Up My Annual Top Ten Posts Lists Poetry Secondary Infertility Song Lyrics Favorite villa country Quotes Local Treasures Projects & Regular villa country Series BlogHer Reviews & Workshops Collective Bias Social Fabric Shops Gatekeeping Reviews & Giveaways Secondary Infertility Stories Spring Shed Team Caring Connection Time Warp Tuesdays The Today Voice Winter Shed Resources & Links Blogroll Adoption, Loss & Infertility Blogs Beverly Blogs Chicago Area Blogs Mental Health Blogs Other Great Blogs Books Congenital Heart Defects Infertility & Trying villa country to Conceive Secondary Infertility Mental villa country Health & Suicide Prevention Pregnancy villa country & Infant Loss Wish List for Bereaved Parents Subscribe
Last Monday, thanks to the lovely ladies of #ChicagonistaLIVE , I had the good fortune to eat lunch at the newest Fogo De Chão restaurant, in Rosemont, IL. I got to dine and visit with other awesome local bloggers, some of whom I have met before and others who I got to meet for the first time.
As a stay at home mom I rarely villa country go out to eat with friends during the day, so this was a special treat, as well as a wonderful opportunity to get an inside look at Fogo De Chão, which serves mouth-watering food, unique villa country and refreshing beverages and offers a beautiful setting to gather with family and friends.
If you haven’t been to a Brazilian Steakhouse before, villa country it doesn’t get any better than Fogo De Chão. I often joke that I’m the opposite of a vegetarian, because I love to eat meat! So the idea that there is actually restaurant where I can try 16 different cuts of fire-roasted meat, carved table-side by authentic gaucho chefs, is pretty awesome. I also got a kick out-of-the-way diners villa country communicate with servers in regards to if they are hungry or full.
If you want to eat more you flip a card, which looks like a coaster (and is what I originally thought they were), to the green side and if you are done, or at least want to take a breather, you turn it to red. A few times I forgot to turn mine to red, when I was feeling full, and was overwhelmed by how the gaucho chefs kept bringing me meat to try. When I realized why, I quickly flipped my card back over to red.
There is also a big gourmet salad and sides bar, which is a great way to start off your meal. But be careful not to have too much or you won’t have enough room for the many courses. Likewise, Fogo De Chão also offers unlimited traditional Brazilian side dishes, which include: pão de queijo (warm cheese bread), crispy hot polenta, garlic mashed potatoes and caramelized bananas. I was warned to pace myself with the cheese bread, because it is so good and filling. I only intended to have one piece, but in the end couldn’t help myself from eating another. I thought the caramelized bananas were also yummy.
The gaucho chefs at Fogo De Chão provided excellent villa country service and some also had a great sense of humor. As we neared the end of our meal and didn’t know if we could possibly make room to indulge in their desserts, one of our servers told us, ”We have dessert that breaks down protein, so you will feel better!” If only that were true… But they sure were worth finding room for!
As I mentioned earlier, in addition to the fabulous meat, salad, sides and desserts, at Fogo De Chão, I relished in the opportunity to get to know some new-to-me bloggers, including Nancy Loo (one of the Chicagonistas hosting the event and a reporter for WGN News), Dr. Renee Matthews (Ask Dr. Renee), Nicole Phillips (Help! Mama Remote…) and Bonnie Kenaz-Mars (ChilL Mama).
One of the highlights for me, was overhearing a conversation between Nancy Loo and Renee Matthews. They were talking about how at times other women will ask them for advice, whether it has to do with business, blogging or life in general. Both of these women are successful in their careers and have worked hard to get where they are today. They relayed how frustrating it is when they take the time to mentor people and later find out they have not taken the wisdom they shared to heart.
Nancy and Renee said that they do really like to help people, villa country but it’s embarrassing when they take the time to help someone network with their connections and then that person doesn’t follow-up. I also loved when I heard Nancy say, ”You have to have your elevator pitch ready.” Though I know that, it helped to be reminded to always be prepared to tell others I meet about myself, my blog and the projects I’m working on.
If you want to learn more about Fogo De Chão, #ChicagonistaLIVE will be broadcasting live from #FogoRosemont on Tuesday, October 8th at 2:oo p.m. CST, on www.ChicagonistaLIVE.com , with special guests Check, Please! new host Cat D’
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