Dining Tidbits

For April 2008: Park 52, Schwa, Haussmann Brasserie, Curio Cafe

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OPENING
Park 52
Jerry Kleiner, Chicago's own restaurant drama king, can barely contain his excitement about his latest extravaganza, the all-American Park 52, set to open in March in Hyde Park. His exec chef, Chris Barron, has been with Kleiner for years and knows the drill: familiar food in a big splashy room that will attract hordes like teenyboppers to Hannah Montana. To hear Kleiner tell it, the wedge salad with crumbled blue cheese, bacon bits, and tomatoes will be the killer wedge of all time and the pork tenderloin is destined to be "incredible." The setting is also pure JK: "A little woodsy, a little clubby. Velvety with drapes. Beautiful mosaic marble details." You know, your typical cozy neighborhood hang. 5201 S. Harper Ave.; 773-241-5200. –Penny Pollack