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Restaurant Review
Aug 31, 2017
Margeaux Brasserie is not really a restaurant for Chicagoans
Celebrity chef Michael Mina's simulacrum of a jaunty French brasserie caters to the inmates of a Gold Coast luxury hotel.
By Mike Sula
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Restaurant Review
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Michael Mina
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Gold Coast
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Waldorf Astoria Chicago
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La Sardine
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Mere Fillioux
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Les Misérables
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Arcadia
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Pabu
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Bourbon Steak
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San Francisco
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Paris Club
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Brent Balika
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The Dawson
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Margeaux Brasserie
Blogs
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Bleader
Nov 19, 2014
River North's Paris Club is satisfying—but how long will it last?
It's smaller, darker, and it returned to its Gallic roots—but it might not stand the test of time
By Michael Gebert
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Food Chain
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Food & Drink
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Jean Joho
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Brasserie Jo
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Paris Club
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Ramen-San
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Doug Psaltis
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RPM Italian
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R.J. Melman
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Jarrod Melman
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Brendan Sodikoff
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Bavette's
Food & Drink
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Restaurant Review
Sep 27, 2013
Travelle is all over the Mediterranean
Tim Graham's restaurant in the Langham hotel covers too much of the map.
By Mike Sula
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Restaurant Reviews
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Travelle
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Langham Hotel
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Mediterranean cuisine
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ouzo
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caviar
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Tru
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Paris Club
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Tim Graham
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hotel restaurants
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cocktails
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foie gras
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cherry
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service
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breads
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olive oil
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flatbread
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seafood
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mussels
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frites
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merguez sausage
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sausage
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fig
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olives
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snapper
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anchovy
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pork
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menus
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fish
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harissa
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whitefish
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octopus
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aspic
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marrow
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gazpacho
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crab
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eggplant
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eggplant caponata
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halibut
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piri piri pepper
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quail
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lemon
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Scott Green
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desserts
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Nutella
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baklava
,
peach
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 15, 2013
Modernism with a side of vicarious travel: Chef Tim Graham on Travelle
How coastal Mediterranean wound up on the second floor of Mies's 330 North Wabash.
By Michael Gebert
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Travelle
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Langham Hotel
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Tim Graham
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Brasserie Jo
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Lettuce Entertain You
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Paris Club
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National Geographic
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330 North Wabash
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Tru
Food & Drink
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Restaurant Review
Sep 26, 2012
Recommended
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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Restaurant Review
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Brendan Sodikoff
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steak
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steak house
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belle epoque
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Maude's Liquor Bar
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Au Cheval
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Gilt Bar
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Jeff Pikus
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foie gras
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Paris Club
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Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
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Doughnut Vault
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Recommended
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 29, 2011
133 tasty things from 2011
I ate it all
By Mike Sula
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Food Chain
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Food & Drink
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Tamales Garibay
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the Florentine
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H Mart
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Prince Creperie Cafe
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the Sodfather
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Chez Violette
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MingHin Cuisine
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Butcher & Larder
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Leopold
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La Taberna Tapas
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Ruby's
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Bistronomic
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Paris Club
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Leader Bar
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Frontier
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Ing
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Lure Izakaya Pub
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Birrieria Zaragoza
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Cafe des Architectes
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GT Fish & Oyster
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Next Restaurant
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Paris 1906
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Tour of Thailand
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Childhood
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Underground Meats
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Nostrano
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Aviary
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the Molecular Collective
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Paul McGee
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the Whistler
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Goose Island Madame Rose
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La Chaparrita
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the Bedford
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Pleasant House Bakery
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Golden Pacific Market
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Aroy Thai
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Harvesttime Foods
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Scottish Festival and Highland Games
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Rancho Mateo
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Humboldt Park Puerto Rican Fest
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Lemonhart 151
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Mike Ryan
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Sable
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Union Sushi & Barbeque Bar
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Rustic House
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Black Sheep
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NoMi Kitchen
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Autre Monde
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Wisconsin State Fair
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Telegraph Wine Bar
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Al Dente
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Roots Handmade Pizza
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Masa Azul
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Lao Hunan
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Michael Jordan's Steak House
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the Pump Room
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Tozi Korean BBQ
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Cai Fine Dining and Banquet
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Maude's Liquor Bar
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Phoenix tofu
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Three Aces
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Harvard Sportsmen's Club
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Wat Dhammaram Songkran
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2007 Black Slate Porrera
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Vera
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Almawal
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El Ideas
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Snack Planet
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JoongBoo Market
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Nha Hang Viet Nam
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Nathan Sears
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Baconfest
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Mick Klug Farm
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Ripasso
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jicama stick
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Victor Mejia
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Tortas Frontera
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Matty Eggleston
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Perennial Virant
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Barrelhouse Flat
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Ben Schiller
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Jason Turley
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Bar DeVille
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 14, 2011
Bastille Day events and specials to storm
Some Bastille Day specials and events
By Kate Schmidt
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Food Chain
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Food & Drink
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Bastille Day
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Chicago French Market
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Bistrot Zinc
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Pierrot Gourmet
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In Fine Spirits
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Paris Club
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Michael Muser
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Marianne Sundquist
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 8, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Kushiyaki and sushi, Key Ingredient blood, spots for Bastille Day, Scott Harris Watch
In this week's Food & Drink: sushi, kushiyaki, blood, and more
By Kate Schmidt
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Food & Drink
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kushiyaki
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sushi
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Union Sushi & Barbeque Bar
,
Yuzu Sushi and Robata Grill
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River North restaurants
,
BYO restaurants
,
Key Ingredient
,
Shawn McClain
,
Green Zebra
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blood sausage
,
cow's blood
,
Nick Lacasse
,
the Drawing Room
,
whelks
,
sea snails
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Bastille Day
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Bistronomic
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Cafe des Architectes
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Paris Club
,
Studio Paris
,
Scott Harris
,
Joe Farina
,
Cafe Bionda
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Salatino's
,
Francesca's Forno
,
Hidalgo's Hundreds
,
Tim Wiilliams
Food & Drink
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Restaurant Review
Jul 7, 2011
Five spots for Bastille Day
By Anne Spiselman and Mike Sula
Tags:
Restaurant Reviews
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Bistro Bordeaux
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Bistronomic
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Henri
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Cafe des Architectes
,
Paris Club
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 18, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Puglian Cookery, Bistronomic and Paris Club, Key Ingredient Sorghum Syrup, and more
This week in Food & Drink: Puglian cookery, new French restaurants Bistronomic and Paris Club, Key Ingredient sorghum with chef Mindy Segal
By Kate Schmidt
Tags:
Food Chain
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Food & Drink
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Viktorija Todorovska
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Puglia
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Puglian cuisine
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cavatelli
,
southern Italian cuisine
,
Italy
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Bistronomi
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Martial Noguier
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Paris Club
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Jared and R.J. Melman
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Hub 51
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Key Ingredient
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sorghum syrup
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Hot Chocolate
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Mindy Segal
,
Mark Steuer
,
the Bedford
,
bananas
Food & Drink
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Restaurant Review
Mar 17, 2011
Bistronomic v. Paris Club: to each his own
Martial Noguier's classy boite vies with the Melman boys' clubby French grab bag
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Restaurant Review
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Bistronomic
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Paris Club
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French cuisine
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Martial Noguier
,
R.J. Melman
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Jerrod Melman
,
Brasserie Jo
,
Jean Joho
,
Doug Psaltis
,
Tim Graham
,
Paris Club Bistro & Bar
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 16, 2011
What's That Smell at Paris Club? Don't Ask the "VIPs"
Did the curious aroma of pucky make food bloggers swoon at R.J. and Jerrod Melman's new French spot?
By Mike Sula
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Food Chain
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Food & Drink
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Paris Club
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Lettuce Entertain You!
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Jerrod Melman
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R.J. Melman
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Rich Melman
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Brasserie Jo
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comps
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media previews
,
food blogs
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The Feast
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EaterChi
,
LTHForum
,
Elevate Your Presence
,
Chicago Food Snob
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The Local Tourist
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Yelp
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Jeff Eats Chicago
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Beauty and Her Feast
,
Stephanie Eats Chicago
,
Newtriton
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 11, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: French Food Edition, Salatino's, Valentine's
In this week's Food & Drink: a French bonanza (Maude's Liquor Bar, Paris Club, Bistronomic, spots for French fare), Mike Sula on Salatino's, and Jason McLeod taking the Key Ingredient chef challenge with asafetida.
By Kate Schmidt
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
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Maude's Liquor Bar
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Brendan Sodikoff
,
Jeff Pikus
,
Gilt Bar
,
Salatino's
,
Scott Harris
,
Jimmy Bannos Sr.
,
Gennaro's
,
Mary Jo Gennaro
,
Key Ingredient
,
Jason McLeod
,
Ria
,
Balsan
,
Hotel Elysian
,
asafetida
,
Chris Pandel
,
the Bristol
,
jujubes
,
Martial Noguier
,
Bistronomic
,
R.J. and Jarrod Melman
,
Paris Club
,
Bistro Bordeaux
,
Henri
,
Dirk Flanigan
,
LM Restaurant
Food & Drink
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Morsels
Feb 10, 2011
French Press
Two new downtown restaurants look across the pond. Plus: underground dining for Valentine’s
By Kate Schmidt
Tags:
Morsels
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Bistronomic
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Martial Noguier
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John Ward
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Matt Fisher
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Paris Club
,
R.J. Melman
,
Jerrod Melman
,
Jean Joho
,
One Sister, Inc
,
Iliana Regan
,
Trio
,
Schwa
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