Girl and the Goat: the West Loop culinary empire
Part II Girl and the Goat The next, and much delayed, instalment of my Chicago food-tour once again centres on the West Loop. This was an almost accidental rediscovery. I step out of Au Cheval , burger and foie gras sitting heavy in my stomach, and dragged my now-corpulent self across West Randolf to catch my Uber (or was it a Lyft? I can’t remember now – insert generic alternative brand here). I looked up at the parade of store fronts and bustling restaurants and bars to find the Girl and the Goat. I’ve heard of Girl and the Goat before. Monsieur Bourdain mentioned it and I had a booking with my two host friends later in the week. I was just surprised to see it so close to another one of my stops. In fact, most of the good food and dining experiences I had were around West Loop and Fulton Market this trip. More stories on the $35 for 35 oyster challenge next time… Fast forward a couple of food-filled days, we finally arrive at Stephanie Izard’s
