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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 30, 2021
Giống Giống means the flavors of Vietnam and Guatemala are kinda ‘same-same’

Two chefs join forces for an unlikely but fitting fusion.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Jeanette Tran-Dean, David Hollinger, Vietnamese food, Guatemalan food, Kai Zan

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 15, 2017
Recommended
Raisu raises the bar for raw fish

The low-profile sushi spot in Irving Park might help you miss Katsu a little less.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Raisu, Katsu, Macku, Kaze Chan, Kai Zan, Tsukiji Market, Simon Liew, Katsu Imamura, sushi, Irving Park, Raisu Fine Japanese Dining, Recommended

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 22, 2017
Readers' Poll
Best sushi
- Tags: Food & Drink, Kai Zan, Readers' Poll

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink 2015 Readers' Poll Jun 24, 2015
Best sushi
- Tags: Food & Drink 2015 Readers' Poll, Best of Chicago 2015, Best sushi, Kai Zan

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Oct 3, 2014
Key Ingredient: Aaron Mooney marinates fish in shio koji

Challenged to create a dish with mold-inoculated rice paste, the Webster's Wine Bar chef takes advantage of its umami.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Aaron Mooney, Webster's Wine Bar, shio koji, Carlos Vizconde, Melvin Vizconde, Kai Zan, Aspergillus oryzae, cooked rice, Greg Bastien, The Winchester, pumpkin seed oil

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Sep 19, 2014
Key Ingredient: Kai Zan's Vizconde twins make a bento box with pig heart

Challenged to create a dish with the pork offal, chef siblings Carlo and Melvin Vizconde prepare it three ways.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Pig hearts, McRib, Purple Pig, Jimmy Bannos Jr., Carlo Vizconde, Melvin Vizconde, Kai Zan, bento box, Key Ingredient, pickled shishito peppers, gherkins, daikon, cucumber, oxalis, Aaron Mooney, Webster's Wine Bar

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Sep 8, 2014
Video
Key Ingredient: Jimmy Bannos Jr. makes pasta with sea urchin gonads

Challenged to create a dish with uni, the Purple Pig chef adds pork fat.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Jimmy Bannos Jr., Purple Pig, uni, pasta, John Hogan, River Roast, Esca New York, Dave Pasternack, Melvin Vizcande, Carlo Vizcande, Kai Zan, pork heart, The Purple Pig, Video

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 25, 2014
Readers' Poll
Best sushi

Coast Sushi Bar
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best of Chicago 2014, best sushi, Coast Sushi, Kai Zan, Readers' Poll

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 1, 2013
Juno dreams of sushi

B.K. Park's post-Arami comeback is a work in progress.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Juno, sushi, B.K. Park, Arami, Jason Chan, Urban Union, Tamaki Gold, rice, nigiri, maki, seafood, uni nigiri, urchins, urchin gonads, fish, Kai Zan, Masaki, Merlo La Salumeria, Lincoln Park, sushi bars, sashimi, presentation, maki, tuna, eel, tamago roll, uramaki, crab, avocado, asparagus, flounder, seaweed, lobster, temaki, yellowtail, salmon, Moto, Fat Rice, halibut, sunchoke, octopus, artichoke, lemon, edamame, ramen, duck confit, pork bely, egg, noodles, service, otoro, unagi, bluefin tuna, Jeffrey Hedin, Leopold, king crab, appetizers

Blogs, Bleader Dec 26, 2012
124 tasty things from 2012

I ate it all
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Year in Review, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Slurping Turtle, Bar Toma, Goosefoot, Three Floyd's Brewpub, Katsu, Nha Hang Viet Nam, Nhu Lan Bakery, Munster Donut, Yusho, Acadia, Sheeba (RIP), Alan Lake, Bread & Wine, Sankalp, Publican Quality Meats, Hagen’s, Urban Union, Lake Langano, RPM, Bar Ombra, Au Cheval, Baconfest, Cho Jung, Allium, Letherbee gin, Nellcote, The Nut House, Balena, Al Bawadi Grill, Troquet, Frog N Snail, Monti’s, Premise (R.I.P.), Spinzer Restaurant, ScofflawPhil’s Last Stand, Ma Gong La Po, Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana, Antique Taco, Cuenca’s Bakery, Kai Zan, Graham Elliot Bistro, Olga’s Deli, Himshikar, Smoking Goose’s Delaware Fireball, Dragon Ranch, Trenchermen, Yvolina’s Tamales, Savoy, Spencer’s Jolly Posh Food, Ghareeb Nawaz, Wood, Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf, Best Naan, P.E. Mullins, Masaki, Journeyman Distillery’s Featherbone Bourbon, Bonsoiree, 28-year-old cheddar, Covo Gyro Market, Bare Knuckle Farm, Butcher & Larder, Andy Thai Kitchen, Julien Fremont Cidre Brut par Nature, Elizabeth, Lao Ma La, Valentino Pasta, Wild Ophelia, The Publican, Homestyle Taste, Northern City, Masa Azul, Badou, La Sirena Clandestina, Fat Rice Avec, Reno, Embeya, Variations on a Theme

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Dec 26, 2012
My favorite restaurants of 2012

Philly cheese steaks, foraged fairy tales, former Portuguese colonies, and more from a not-so-calamitous year
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Year in Review 2012, Monti's, Philly cheese steaks, Yusho, Brian Runge, Jared Van Camp, Nellcote, Balena, Marty Fosse, Bar Ombra, Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana, Nella Grassano, Arami, B.K. Park, Scott Malloy, Masaki, Kai Zan, Carlo Vizconde, Melvin Vizconde, Andy Aroonrasameruang, TAC Quick, Andy's Thai Kitchen, The Bedford, Mark Steuer, Carriage House, Brendan Sodikoff, Au Cheval, Bavette's Bar & Boeuf, Mike Sheerin, Pat Sheerin, Trenchermen, Acadia, Ryan McCaskey, Iliana Regan, Elizabeth Restaurant, Bavette's Bar & Boeuf

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2012
New sushi: Kai Zan

Squeeze yourself into this new BYO for some nice sushi
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Kai Zan, sushi, Japanese food, Melvin, Carlo Vizconde, Arami, Kamehachi, Kyoto, B.K. Park, Jason Chan, Urban Union

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Giống Giống means the flavors of Vietnam and Guatemala are kinda ‘same-same’

Two chefs join forces for an unlikely but fitting fusion.

Recommended
Raisu raises the bar for raw fish

The low-profile sushi spot in Irving Park might help you miss Katsu a little less.

Readers' Poll
Best sushi

Best sushi

Key Ingredient: Aaron Mooney marinates fish in shio koji

Challenged to create a dish with mold-inoculated rice paste, the Webster's Wine Bar chef takes advantage of its umami.

Key Ingredient: Kai Zan's Vizconde twins make a bento box with pig heart

Challenged to create a dish with the pork offal, chef siblings Carlo and Melvin Vizconde prepare it three ways.

Video
Key Ingredient: Jimmy Bannos Jr. makes pasta with sea urchin gonads

Challenged to create a dish with uni, the Purple Pig chef adds pork fat.

Readers' Poll
Best sushi

Coast Sushi Bar

Juno dreams of sushi

B.K. Park's post-Arami comeback is a work in progress.

124 tasty things from 2012

I ate it all

My favorite restaurants of 2012

Philly cheese steaks, foraged fairy tales, former Portuguese colonies, and more from a not-so-calamitous year

New sushi: Kai Zan

Squeeze yourself into this new BYO for some nice sushi

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Two chefs join forces for an unlikely but fitting fusion.

The low-profile sushi spot in Irving Park might help you miss Katsu a little less.

Challenged to create a dish with mold-inoculated rice paste, the Webster's Wine Bar chef takes advantage of its umami.

Challenged to create a dish with the pork offal, chef siblings Carlo and Melvin Vizconde prepare it three ways.

Challenged to create a dish with uni, the Purple Pig chef adds pork fat.

Coast Sushi Bar

B.K. Park's post-Arami comeback is a work in progress.

I ate it all

Philly cheese steaks, foraged fairy tales, former Portuguese colonies, and more from a not-so-calamitous year

Squeeze yourself into this new BYO for some nice sushi

Other Searches