You Guys Choose my next Food Destination!

         My fellow blogger followers. I have come to the decision on a few things. First, I would like to thank everyone who has been reading my blogs and following them since their conception. Secondly, I would like to thank everyone for messaging me, emailing me about YOUR food adventures and what you have encountered on your journeys. That is the whole idea of this blog. It is to not only inform, it is to engage, engage with you the reader and engage with me the writer. I certainly do not mind going out and continuing to try new things, but sometimes it is better that YOU the reader/follower of the blog tell me where to go. It gives it that much more of an adventure, or even to just use me as a guinea pig to see if the restaurant you weren't to sure was good, I do not mind. When I first decided to write this blog, my first thoughts were to get a recipe from different regions around the world, which is where I made up the name "Travel the World through Food and Blogging." you see the idea was to research on a recipe, its origins, and what life is like in its respective region. As Anthony Bourdain put it best, "Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go." Food is a passion and something that I thrive to learn and appreciate more and more. So food was more than just me cooking it, it would not be the same. My thought was to then physically go out there and taste the foods of the people who make it best, and those are individuals who have been trained professionally, by their mothers or grandmothers, who have the love and passion that one can express through food.  That is where I shifted gears and decided to go out and sample what is out there for me. Then, an idea hit me, which was to engage with you the reader, and have you tell me where you would like me to sample an amazing delicacy. I am not judge mental, I have no food allergies, so you have nothing to worry about. I love food, and that is my passion! I feel that Andrew Zimmerman said it best in regards to food, " If it looks good, EAT it." And that is where I stand with you guys. Let me know what you would like me to try and I would be more than happy to go out and sample everything you guys have to offer. Thank You All again!

-Samuel Núñez II

Ari's Kitchen: A hot spot for breakfast connoisseurs

           On this food adventure I decided to hop on to Randall Rd. and head on over to our neighbors in the north, the village of North Aurora. There's a place where locals have been flaunting about so I decided to check it out myself. I actually found Ari's Kitchen through a Google search of the best breakfast joints in the area, and from their Facebook page to the patrons posts on Yelp all I could read were great comments about the joint, and see nothing but great pictures.

Nice Country Feel

          The restaurant is located on a corner of a small strip mall and didn't have much appeal to it from the outside. But as the saying goes, "Never judge a book by its cover," so I kept my judgement down to the food. Entering the restaurant, it was a whole other look and feel to it, it had a country kitchen mixed with random photos, pictures, and quotes scattered all about the wall. I was greeted immediately and given a table by the wall. I didn't want to blow my cover so I kept my camera and notebook hidden. They brought me my own jug of coffee! So i could serve myself as much as I want with the convenience of having it at my table. The atmosphere was very welcoming and they had country music playing so I felt right at home and I could not bear to just smell the aromas that surrounded me so I had to order immediately. The menus were awesome!!! They were literally all in random cookbooks, with the menus printed in them. It was kind of confusing to read but the gentlemen were more than willing to help me. I decided to order scrambled eggs with sausage, mushrooms, and cheddar cheese with hash browns and a pancake. They had a deal where you can pick any three ingredients, a starch, and a bread for 7 bucks, and it included the coffee I had gotten earlier.

You will only find huge portions here!

        In regards to service, it was excellent. They had a bus boy but he did much more than bus tables, he conversed with the patrons and myself, he ran out food, he refilled drinks, he did everything, and all this with a smile on his face. The waiter was also very social-able and welcoming. He was very patient with me, because when it comes to ordering I am very indecisive and sometimes change my order three times before I go back to my original choice.
       So after I ordered my food I started going on my phone and checking emails, my Facebook, etc...thinking I would be waiting a little bit especially because it was busy, but boy was I wrong. The food came out in less than 8 minutes! They were quick, food well portioned, and I had one huge pancake with my name on it. Everything was hot, fresh, and waiting for me to dig in to it, The eggs were sooooo..... delicious I loved the mixed of the huge mushroom and sausage, which gave
it a salty bite to it. The hash browns were a little on the soft side, I prefer mine to be a bit more crispy and on the burnt side. The pancake was huge! First bite, and it was as if I bit into a cloud. Airy, sweet, and soft can describe the texture of this pancake, and for a man that hates pancakes I sure as hell loved this one.
     
       All in all Ari's is a great place to come with friends, family, or even alone, because regardless you will be treated like a guest into what they call their "home." Ari's offers daily specials to be sure to call in prior to ask what they are. They are also opened for lunch, so be sure to try one of their many amazing sandwiches. Breakfast is also served ALL day. So come on down and "Taste the Difference" at Ari's. So pack up your bags and go out there in the world. See what adventure lies ahead for you, and on the way your going to have to eat so don't hesitate to sample everything the world has to offer. With Food and Travel Around the World this is Samuel Núñez saying adios!