Restaurants
El-Tapeo-Restaurant-Entrance
W
henever I feel in need
of an engaging chat
with friends, I always
think of tapas as a
way of promoting the
great art of conversation. Maybe
it’s because you don’t have to
worry about getting messy fingers,
smearing sauce on your chin,
or gracefully cutting a thick
steak and then chewing it
relentlessly. Since tapas is the
fine art of serving small dishes,
both hot and cold, it is easy to
munch and dine while engaging
in light-hearted or even serious
conversation. Best of all, portions
are usually bite-size, so all the
cutting has been done for you.
And it is so much easier to talk.
Tapas may be the Spanish word
for small dishes, but in many
restaurants tapas have evolved
into a sophisticated cuisine that
uses only the finest ingredients.
Some even offer small portion
sized entrees. I recently went to
two tapas places in the Chicago
area that embody this philosophy
of tapas both are fine dining
with impeccable service, and
both use nothing but highest
quality ingredients.
El Tapeo
El Tapeo – a Spanish tapas
restaurant - is conveniently
located in the Oakbrook Center
at Le Meridien. With a $25 million
transformation, the hotel recently
debuted in late uly
, offering
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