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February 3 | Dining
Back in Action
A storied Vietnamese restaurant returns
Those in search of chichi Vietnamese for the last five years have had only one option: the Gold Coast's Le Colonial.
With the reopening of Pasteur in...
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February 1 | Dining
Fresh Catch
Go to The Fish Guy for seafood, stay for lunch at Wellfleet
Most seafood travels great distances on the path from water to table.
To cut one leg of the journey, head north on Elston Avenue and grab a seat at...
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January 30 | Cooking
Salad Avec Quinoa
A dish worth imitating: Avec's quinoa-mushroom salad
There's something to be said for a standby that surprises every time. Such is the case with Avec.
Nearly every visit to the eight-year-old West Loop...
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January 27 | Cooking
He's Saucy
Cook UrbanBelly-style with Bill Kim's new sauces
Bill Kim doesn't want his sauces to linger on your shelf.
"This isn't meant to be a vanity sauce," says the chef of UrbanBelly and Belly Shack. So he's...
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January 25 | Cooking
A Chocolate a Day
Elegant new confections from a former doctor
Heather Johnston took a 180-degree turn to a new vocation after nine years as a pediatrician at the University of Chicago.
Now, she is crafting what she...
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January 24 | Dining
Slow and Steady
Standouts at Wicker Park's new Korean barbecue spot, Tozi
Korean barbecue brings quick-cooked, sizzling meats to mind.
But you'd be remiss if you crafted a meal at Tozi without the addition of some...