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Understanding BAVETTE’S

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Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf excels in Chicago’s crowded steakhouse scene by consciously subverting so many of the nasty tropes that have plagued this genre of restaurants nationwide. There is little glitz and even less glamour…

Posted on November 18, 2019May 5, 2022 17 Comments

Understanding ALINEA

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It has taken you quite some time to appreciate Alinea, and, in many ways, it still confounds you as a restaurant. You will admit that you long harbored a slight grudge against the establishment…

Posted on November 7, 2019May 5, 2022 14 Comments

Understanding CLAUDIA

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CLAUDIA offers Chicago’s newest tasting menu, and, at $185 for a 10-course menu, the restaurant is clearly competing with “big dogs” like Smyth and Acadia.

Posted on October 31, 2019May 5, 2022 2 Comments

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