Travel video guide
Where to Eat in Illinois: Lamb's Tail Kiwi-taco From S3
This guide turns Collaboration Dinner: Smyth x Amisfield - 2 World Famous Chefs, 1 Epic Dinner from S3 into a practical restaurant map with 2 saved spots around Illinois. The mapped places include a restaurant stop. Use it to understand the places, dishes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
S3 experienced a unique culinary collaboration between Chef John Shields and Chef Vaughan Mabee that blended American fermentation with bold New Zealand flavors. The creator was particularly impressed by the cerebral complexity of the nut-based caviar dish and the aggressive, storytelling nature of the lamb's tail taco. Ultimately, the channel highlighted the meal as an unforgettable fusion of two wildly different but equally innovative cooking styles.
What this map is good for
- Planning an american restaurant stop or short itinerary in Illinois.
- Comparing food stops from a creator or saved local map before you commit time in the city.
- Saving 2 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Amisfield Restaurant & Cellar Door
Restaurant in 10 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road Lake Hayes, 10 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand, Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road, Queenstown, New Zealand
Hours: Hours available - Smyth
American Restaurant in 177 N Ada St #101, Chicago, IL 60607, USA, Fulton Market District, Illinois, United States
Price level: Expensive
Hours: Hours available
Food notes from the video
- quail egg cured in black walnut
- fried duck foot with liver parfait
- sweet salty peas with pineapple juice
- Golden Osetra caviar with tree nuts
- New Zealand Paua saucisson
- wild duck rillettes in a beak shape
- avocado glazed in pistachio with asparagus juice
- Maine lobster and lamb sweetbreads
- 2 more included in the app.
Experiences captured
- attended a collaborative dinner at Smyth Chicago
- met Chef Vaughan Mabee and Chef John Shields
- tasted Amisfield sparkling Pinot Noir
- observed innovative whole animal cooking techniques
- experienced a 3-star Michelin dining service
- learned about New Zealand culinary traditions
- sampled rare ingredients like mamey sapote and Paua
- watched chefs prepare complex fermentation-forward dishes
Planning questions
Where did S3 eat in Illinois?
This guide maps all 2 spots featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan where to eat in Illinois.
What are the must-try foods in Illinois?
Creator picks from the video include quail egg cured in black walnut, fried duck foot with liver parfait, sweet salty peas with pineapple juice, Golden Osetra caviar with tree nuts. Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this restaurant map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.