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Garlic toast mounted with thick coils of pickled herring, pickled onions, and julienned apples

‘Modern’ Polish food at Mount Prospect’s Qulinarnia

by Mike Sula August 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Mount Prospect’s Qulinaria tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.

The house-cured sardines are accompanied by crunchy shreds of pumpernickel bread and garnished with horseradish cream, dill, and celery leaf.

The audacity of Michael Sheerin’s Cicchetti

by Mike Sula February 7, 2014August 18, 2021

Former Blackbird chef Michael Sheerin is taking Venetian food somewhere new.

The restraint shown with the burger allows a full appreciation of the thick, flame-kissed patty.

Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice

by Mike Sula January 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice.

The grilled octopus is a highlight on the hot-appetizers menu, which also includes baseball-sized burrata imported from Italy.

Stick with tradition at J. Rocco

by Gwynedd Stuart July 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Pick a meatball, any meatball (but probably not the shrimp kind) at J. Rocco.