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The Blanchard
Lincoln Park
Arbor
Arbor Logan Square 2545 W. Diversey Ave. Website American $70–$99 Chef-partners Leonard Hollander, Chad Little GET THIS Five-course Midwestern omakase ($70) “This is just something we’ve been messing around with,” says Leonard Hollander, one of Arbor’s chef-partners, as he serves orange sorbet in a martini glass with a candied orange peel and pours Evil … Read more
Monteverde
West Loop
Sink|Swim
Logan Square
Naoki Sushi
Lincoln Park
Bar Siena
West Loop
A Q&A with the Blanchard’s Jason Paskewitz
Your accent is East Coast. But where exactly? Queens. My grandfather landed at Ellis Island in the 1920s. He was headed for East New York, which was very Jewish at that time. Even though he was Greek, an “itz” was slapped onto his last name so he would fit in. But I grew up in … Read more
Xoco Bistro Takes Your Torta and Puts an Egg On It
They do a mean plate of chilaquiles, too.
CJ Jacobson's Cali-Influenced Spot Ēma Will Debut This Summer
The Lettuce Entertain You project will have heavy Mediterranean influences, too.