Saturday night we celebrated our engagement with friends at Landmark Grill + Lounge.  We really went there for the drinks but also thought it would be smart to have some appetizers.  I had the gnocchi which were not of the traditional shape but little pillows (that’s the best way I can describe them).  I was very impressed that the chef sources his ingredients from The Green City Market here in Chicago – all local and some organic goods. 

My one disappointment was they have foie gras on the menu – on the sliders – maybe elsewhere, I just didn’t continue looking.  It is the liver of a duck or goose who has been force fed through a metal pipe down their throats so that a mixture of corn can be forced directly into their gullets. In just a matter of weeks, the ducks become grossly overweight and their livers expand up to 10 times their normal size.   Only male ducks are used, and females are discarded by the industry.  SICK!  Please avoid eating this inhumane food!

Otherwise we had a great time – the DJ was good so we did a lot of dancing and enjoyed the night.