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Newcity's Top 5 of Everything 2008: Food & Drink
Top 5 New Higher-End Restaurants
L20
Mercat a la Planxa
Publican
C-House
Mado
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 New Casual Concepts or Storefronts
Cafecito
Meatloaf Bakery
Marc Burger
D’s Irie Kitchen
Huaraches Dona Chio
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 Culinary Reinventions
Avenues under Curtis Duffy
Graham Elliot Bowles 2.0 at Restaurant Graham Elliot
Geno Bahena and the mole show at Real Tenochtitlan
Sun Wah under the Cheng daughters
Italian Superior Bakery under the Saccameno family
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 Culinary Things to be Thankful For
Any dessert Elizabeth Dahl makes at Boka
Green City Market and the late Abby Mandel
Mike Gebert’s culinary videos at Sky Full of Bacon
Mike Sula’s thoughtful food writing—especially the Mulefoot project at the Chicago Reader
Ryan Poli is back in town at Perennial
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 Things I’m Happy I Ate This Year—High-End Dining
Duck Fat coated pork belly with black truffle jus, L20
Mole Negro, Real Tenochititlan
Pork liver topped with bitter greens, toasted hazelnuts, sautéed chanterelles and fennel vinaigrette, The Bristol
Braised Rabbit Agnolotti, Mercat a la Planxa
C-House, Tuna with pinenut and toasted vinaigrette
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 Things I’m Happy I Ate This Year—Lower-End Dining
Jerk Chicken, D’s Irie Kitchen
Chicken Tinga Huarachae Huaraches, Dona Chio
Falafel, Oasis Cafe
Isla Philipina, Tocino
Seoul Sassy Fried Chicken, Crisp
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 Local Food Products I Loved This Year
Blue Marble Dairy Milk
Bleu Mont Cheddar, Willi Lehner
Eat Green Foods Granola Bars
Brunkow Farms Brun-uusto baked cheese
Prairie Fruit Farms, Little Bloom on the Prairie goat cheese
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 Great Things I Drank This Year
Japanese Julep, Drawing Room
Snap Pea Caipirinha, Nacional 27
The Riviera, Violet Hour
Ham and Cheese cocktail, Nacional 27
Launois "Cuvee Reserve" Brut Blanc de Blancs, Binnys
—Michael Nagrant
Top 5 Best Drinks
Sakerita, Sushi Wabi
White Sangria, De La Costa
Day At the Park, Park 52
Lavender Margarita, W
Lemon Drop (by Matt), Shula’s
—Scoop Jackson
(2008-12-30)
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