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Momotaro chef Mark Hellyar deconstructs the tuna hoagie
Challenged to create a dish with canned tuna, Hellyar includes both the high-end fresh fish he’s accustomed to working with and—well, canned tuna.
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Radio Anago is Brendan Sodikoff’s sushi cave under the deep dark sea …
Hogsalt Hospitality takes a pure, respectful approach to fish amid River North’s culinary cliches.
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Murasaki Sake Lounge is a fountain of Japanese whiskey
This chill Streeterville izakaya is a go-to for all manner of Japanese libations.
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Worlds collide with Intro’s Japanese-Italian trattoria menu
Chef Hisanobu Osaka’s residency explores the affinities of two great world cuisines.
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GT Prime, a steak house in name only
Welcome another winning restaurant from Giuseppe Tentori.
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Best sushi
Momotaro 820 W. Lake 312-733-4818 momotarochicago.com Runner-Up: Kai Zan and Tanoshii
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Cold Storage might leave you cold
Mike Sula reviews Cold Storage, the Boka group’s new casual seafood spot.
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Best Italian-Japanese fusion
Chile mentaiko spaghetti at Momotaro momotarochicago.com The Japanese obsession with itameshi, or Italian food, produced a superb fusion dish sometime in the 50s, according to Momotaro executive chef Mark Hellyar, who put it on his menu. In the dish, hot pasta meets a hot sauce of Plugrá butter and Kewpie mayo, light shoyu, chile oil, […]
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How a cook from Tennessee is making himself into a Japanese chef
Talking with Momotaro cook and rising Japanese chef Scott Malloy about how a kid from Tennessee learned to love Japanese food.
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Chicago magazine takes a solid look at a respectable restaurant year
The annual list of best new restaurants is out—but what’s missing?
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Beneath Momotaro, the city’s other new izakaya
A visit to the other izakaya to open recently in Chicago, from the Boka Group.
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Our favorite restaurants of 2014
They weren’t all Italian. And they weren’t all in River North.
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There’s a lot to like on Momotaro’s overwhelming menu
The Boka group brings most of Japan to the West Loop.