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Home » sorbet

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A salad of roasted beets, spiced pistachio, and grapefruit is set atop a cool avocado puree.
Posted inFood & Drink

Evanston’s Boltwood is unpredictable—and that’s not a complaint

by Mike Sula August 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Evanston’s Boltwood is unpredictable—and that’s not a complaint

Necco Wafer coconut pudding with Necco cotton candy, assorted garnishes, and Necco paint
Posted inFood & Drink

Key Ingredient: Mike Bagale of Alinea candies Necco Wafers

by Julia Thiel March 13, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to make a dish with Necco Wafers, Mike Bagale of Alinea candies the candy.

You can easily get lost in the squid-ink bucatini—in a good way.
Posted inFood & Drink

At Paul Kahan’s Nico Osteria, two worlds collide with a bang

by Mara Shalhoup February 1, 2014August 18, 2021

At Paul Kahan’s Nico Osteria, two worlds collide.

Top, right: Dusek's meticulously restored dining room; bottom: fillet of flaky hake is half-submerged in a powerfully rich, buttery chowder.
Posted inFood & Drink

Bohemian rhapsody at Dusek’s

by Mike Sula November 15, 2013August 19, 2021

Dusek’s borrows a few tricks from Longman & Eagle—but it’s its own thing, too.

Cupuacu semifreddo with sorrel sorbet, Asian pear, huckleberries, elderflower syrup, and fresh sorrel
Posted inFood & Drink

Bobby Schaffer of Grace brings out the best in a fruit that’s “not the nicest thing”

by Julia Thiel October 31, 2013August 19, 2021

Pastry chef Bobby Schaffer of Grace makes a modernist semifreddo with the tropical fruit cupuacu.

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Best 500-Calorie “Sack Lunch”

by Kate Schmidt June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Allium’s Brown Bag special at Bloomingdale’s

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