
What are your favorite spots for seafood?
For being so far from an ocean, Chicago is a sneaky-good seafood town. Freshly shucked oysters are everywhere — Obélix does a particularly nice job with them; I love their oysters Rockefeller. And I’m always game for the seafood at Mariscos San Pedro and Shaw’s Crab House. But my new favorite for fish is Brasero, where I had a delicious meal of grilled prawns with charred green onion salsa and a whole branzino with coconut chile crisp.
Do you have any go-to vendors at Green City Market?
I’m a devoted goer of the Wednesday morning farmers’ market in Lincoln Park, which returns for the season May 7. I always hit Nichols Farm & Orchard for veggies, Mick Klüg Farms for berries and jams, and Verzênay for baked treats (if you see the raspberry-rose croissant, don’t skip it).
Email Amy at acavanaugh@chicagomag.com with your burning dining questions.