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Exactly how it sounds..unedited table settings around town

On the table: Karyn’s Raw Café

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Surprisingly delicious raw eats..watch for a review this week

2 wine glasses, 1 candle, 1 vase, fresh flowers, 2 folded napkins, 4 forks, 2 knives, 2 spoons, paper. 1901 N. Halsted St., 312.255.1590

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On the table: The Bristol

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The set brunch table at Bristol

2 napkin rolls, 2 saucers, 2 coffee mugs, salt, pepper, plate of sugar and sugar substitute, 2 spoons. 2152 N. Damen Ave., 773.862.5555

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On the table: Naha

Gorgeous room, amazing wines, killer duck confit

Gorgeous room, amazing wines, killer duck confit

4 plates, 2 napkins, 4 forks, 4 knives, 2 glasses. 500 N. Clark St., 312.321.6242

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On the table: Lockwood

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Get lost staring at the Palmer House lobby ceiling, and then settle into this cozy restaurant

4 plates, 4 napkins, 4 water glasses, 4 wine glasses, 4 forks, 8 knives, 1 candle. Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., 312.917.3404

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On the table: Crisp

Cute logo, great communal seating, fantastic Korean chicken wings

Cute logo, great communal seating, fantastic Korean chicken wings


Paper towel roll, ketchup, sriracha, soy sauce, chopsticks, straws, salt, pepper. 2940 N. Broadway, 773.697.7610

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On the table: Bluprint

I love the room, but have yet to try the food here. Intrigued by truffle fries, baby octopus with white beans and a maple mohito on the menu

I love the room, but have yet to try the food here. Intrigued by truffle fries, baby octopus with white beans and a maple mohito on the menu

9 glasses, 2 menus, 9 napkin rolls, Bluprint, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, 312.410.9800

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On the table: Taxim

Come for the hummus with green chickpeas, stay for a bottle of Skouras Viognier from Souther Greece

Come for the hummus with green chickpeas, stay for the Skouras Viognier from Southern Greece

2 wine glasses, 2 water glasses, 2 gold plates, 2 knives, 2 forks, 2 napkins, 1 votive. Taxim, 1558 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773.252.1558

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On the table: Butterfly Sushi Bar

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I don't go here often, but every time I do the place is packed

4 water glasses, 4 wine glasses, 4 plates, 4 soy sauce bowls, 1 bottle soy sauce, 4 sets chopsticks, 4 napkins, tablecloth and paper. Butterfly Sushi, 1156 W. Grand Ave., 312.942.9955.

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