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, Jan 7, 2013
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Reno is more than just a miracle bagel
Logan Square pizza and bagel place, from the team behind Telegraph Wine Bar, excels at breakfast, lunch, and dinner
by Mike Sula
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, Dec 28, 2012
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Exciting fusion at Fat Rice
Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo's homey Logan Square restaurant harmonizes the food of Portugal and its former colonies
by Mike Sula
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, Dec 12, 2012
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Senegalese soul food shines at Badou
The west side meets West Africa (with some Mississippi Delta thrown in) at Badou Diakhate's eponymous restaurant
by Mike Sula
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, Nov 21, 2012
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Dongbei rising
Homestyle Taste delivers the undersung food of northeast China
by Mike Sula
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Shenyang
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, Oct 31, 2012
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Into the woods, darkly, at Elizabeth
Iliana Regan's Elizabeth Restaurant is the setting for a delicious, sometimes eerie fairy tale
by Mike Sula
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, Oct 24, 2012
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Andy's Thai Kitchen: sweet, hot, and funky
Andy Aroonrasameruang, formerly of TAC Quick, continues to make uncompromising Thai food accessible
by Mike Sula
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, Oct 3, 2012
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Masaki dreams of Michelin
This tiny Streeterville sushi spot has big ambitions it might just realize
by Mike Sula
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, Sep 26, 2012
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Steak superfluity at Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
Don't spend valuable digestive real estate on the boeuf at Brendan Sodikoff's new restaurant when everything else is so good
by Mike Sula
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, Aug 22, 2012
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Study in contrasts
Brothers Pat and Mike Sheerin excel at the unusual and conceptual at Trenchermen
by Mike Sula
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, Jul 11, 2012
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The return of Nella Grassano
Let's hope the esteemed pizzaiola's third try lasts awhile at Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana
by Mike Sula
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, Jul 3, 2012
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Scofflaw creates the perfect square
Gin joint and underpriced small plates help complete Logan Square’s craft cocktail scene
by Mara Shalhoup
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Longman & Eagle
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, Jun 13, 2012
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Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville's Premise
The neighborhood lost a great hangout when In Fine Spirits closed. But it gained something just as good.
by Mike Sula
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Michael Roeper
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Nick Zarzour
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Natalie Zarzour
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Pasticceria Natalina
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Nick Lessins
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Lydia Esparza
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Great Lake
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Big Jones
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In Fine Spirits
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BOKA Group
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Marianne Sundquist
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Brian Runge
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El Ideas
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Goosefoot
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Acadia
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Hot Chocolate
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, Jun 6, 2012
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Philly redeemed at Monti's
Hard-to-find spot off Lawrence does right by the ignoble cheesesteak
by Mike Sula
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Rockit Ranch Productions
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, May 16, 2012
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The peasant's party at Balena
The Boka Group comes late to pan-Italia, but it's worth the wait
by Mike Sula
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Chris Prandel
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Kevin Boehm
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Rob Katz
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the Bristol
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Osteria di Tramanto
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Jared Van Camp
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Mark Mendez
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Amanda Rockman
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, May 9, 2012
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Exile on Randolph Street
Jared Van Camp's Nellcote mingles the luxe and the low
by Mike Sula
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Element Collective
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Old Town Social
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Jason Wagner
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Nellcôte
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, Apr 25, 2012
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The allure of Allium
Kevin Hickey's Chicagocentric replacement for Seasons is playfully subversive
by Mike Sula
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Lithuanian Bridgeport Bakery
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Scott Gerken
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, Apr 3, 2012
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A tale of two Italians: Bar Ombra and RPM
One puts the focus on food and friends, while the other serves up electronica and pro sports stars
by Mike Sula
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Marty Fosse
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Tim Rasmussen
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Davide Nanni
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Carlos Ysagguire
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Lettuce Entertain You
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, Feb 23, 2012
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At Sheeba, an underrepresented cuisine, represented
The Bridgeview spot is one of few local restaurants to feature Yemeni cuisine
by Mike Sula
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El Bulli
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Ferran Adria
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Yemen
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tanoor
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Anees Aljahmi
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Ismael Aljahmi
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, Feb 9, 2012
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Acadia: getting it right on the near south side
Chef Ryan McCaskey's minimalist Elysium amidst the weeds of a less-traveled part of town
by Mike Sula
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, Jan 26, 2012
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A new high at Yusho
Artful plates and audacious cocktails from a team of Trotter's vets
by Mike Sula
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