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Exactly how it sounds..unedited table settings around town

On the table: Nacional 27

Menu, cigar box tops. Nacional 27, 325 W. Huron.

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On the table: Balena

4 plates, 4 napkins, 4 forks, 4 knives,4 water glasses, one votive. Balena, 1633 N. Halsted.

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On the table: Sixteen restaurant

2 dinner plates, 2 napkins, 2 bread plates, 2 butter knives, 2 water glasses, 2 forks, 2 knives, votive, flower, vase. Sixteen restaurant in Trump Tower, 401 N. Wabash.

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On the table: Urban Union

12 plates,12 wine glasses, 24 forks, 12 knives, 12 napkins, 4 votives. Urban Union, 1421 W. Taylor Street.

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Mystery salt and pepper shakers

Hint: A different set of shakers grace each table at this famous Chicago restaurant. Guess which one it is for a chance to guest blog.

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On the table: Bistro Campagne

2 wine glasses, 2 water glasses, napkins, 2 knives, 2 forks. Bistro Campagne, 4518 N. Lincoln Avenue.

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Sardine can…we get the check?

I love sardines. Yeah, I said it. I love them fried at restaurants, or in a lemon garlic-lemon fettuccini with breadcrumbs (I have made this and it rocks). But it seems it’s not just canned fish, but fish cans themselves … Continue reading

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On the table: Yusho

5 cloth napkins, 5 sets chopsticks, 5 rocks, votive. Yusho (review to come) 2853 N. Kedzie

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