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    Review: Harbor House Inn
    Brad Cawn
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Review: Harbor House Inn

    That old saw that smell is 80% of taste could use an audit: it doesn’t quite account for the role imagination and projection increasingly...
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    Review: Brass Heart
    Brad Cawn
    • Apr 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Review: Brass Heart

    As Michelin awards its stars for 2021, the Uptown restaurant finds its center Brass Heart defines itself as a “post-modernist”...
    572 views0 comments
    The Future of Chicago Dining: Four Models of and for a Changing Scene
    Brad Cawn
    • Apr 16, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Future of Chicago Dining: Four Models of and for a Changing Scene

    A look at emerging restaurant models that are likely to influence Chicago dining.
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    The Next Generation of Chicago Indian Restaurants Emerges
    Brad Cawn
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Next Generation of Chicago Indian Restaurants Emerges

    Reviews of upstarts revitalizing subcontinental cooking There was a moment there in 2019 when Chicago looked as if it was on the...
    224 views0 comments
    Unboxing the Chicago Pizza Revolution
    Brad Cawn
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Unboxing the Chicago Pizza Revolution

    Three shifts have revitalized the area 'za game. Where's it leading us? Pizza is having a year. At least 25 new ventures--sitdowns,...
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    Ever, Porto, and the Murky Future of the Tasting Menu
    Brad Cawn
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 8 min

    Ever, Porto, and the Murky Future of the Tasting Menu

    A review of the restaurants Ever and Porto, and a reflection on fine dining's emerging identity crisis post-pandemic.
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    Bites: The Pastrami Sandwich @ Jeff and Jude's
    Brad Cawn
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Bites: The Pastrami Sandwich @ Jeff and Jude's

    Review of the most difficult--and best--sandwich in Chicago.
    52 views0 comments

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