Two chefs join forces for an unlikely but fitting fusion.
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Raisu raises the bar for raw fish
The low-profile sushi spot in Irving Park might help you miss Katsu a little less.
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Best sushi
Kai Zan 2557 W. Chicago 773-278-5776 www.eatatkaizan.com @KaiZanChicago Runner-Up Ora
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Key Ingredient: Aaron Mooney marinates fish in shio koji
Challenged to create a dish with shio koji, a mold-inoculated rice paste, Webster’s Wine Bar chef Aaron Mooney uses it as a marinade.
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Key Ingredient: Kai Zan’s Vizconde twins make a bento box with pig heart
Challenged to create a dish with pig heart, Carlo and Melvin Vizconde of Kai Zan prepare it three ways in a bento box.
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Key Ingredient: Jimmy Bannos Jr. makes pasta with sea urchin gonads
Challenged to create a dish with uni, Purple Pig chef Jimmy Bannos Jr. makes pasta with the sea urchin gonads.
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Juno dreams of sushi
Juno, the post-Arami comeback from B.K. Park, is a work in progress.
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My favorite restaurants of 2012
My favorite restaurants of 2012, from Philly cheese steaks to foraged fairy tales