Category Archives: new restaurants
On the table: Rustic House
4 glasses, 4 forks, 4 knives, 4 napkins, 4 menus, salt pepper, specials. Rustic House, 1967 N. Halsted.
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Speaking of Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse…
A tour and tasting there this week had me salivating over shrimp and grits, crispy chicken and waffles, juicy bone-in rib-eye and a shrimp “garbage” salad with 23 ingredients, but my favorite bite by far was the crispy, golden, buttery … Continue reading
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On the table: Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse
3 wine glasses, 3 water glasses, 3 napkins, 3 plates, 3 knives, 6 forks, salt, pepper, votive. Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse, 505 N. Michigan Avenue (began dinner service tonight, Aug 23, of course).
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Next restaurant: Thailand
Just as with the stunning Paris 1906 menu at Next restaurant, I didn’t know what to expect from the next three-month incarnation—a taste of Thailand. Would they stick to the Thailand of the future (2036) plan I had originally heard … Continue reading
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On the table: Porkchop
4 napkin rolls, salt, pepper. Porkchop, 941 W. Randolph St.
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Next restaurant
It was exactly a week ago when I was lucky enough to experience Next restaurant for their Escoffier at the Ritz menu, Paris, circa 1906. It was the kind of meal that more than met every expectation I had formed … Continue reading
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GT Fish & Oyster Bar
Ah Tizi Melloul. I remember your weird genie-in-a-bottle room, your modern Middle Eastern fare, your dim lighting and stark white tables. I remember the place, but don’t particularly miss it, especially now that GT Fish & Oyster Bar has taken … Continue reading
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Hué cork menu
A weekend visit to Wisconsin had me exploring one of my new favorite Milwaukee ‘hoods, Bay View (again). I loved stumbling upon tiny Vietnamese restaurant Hué for dinner, and especially dug their sleek cork menus with cool logo’d name plate. … Continue reading
Filed under eliz-a-trip, new restaurants, random spottings
