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David Hammond
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Charlie Trotters?

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Charlie Trotters?


Nyet!

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dining room at Dupage County Culinary School?

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David Hammond
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Good Lord...what is THAT?!
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Good Lord...what is THAT?!


French-influenced.

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Knowing very few restaurants in Chicago I'll just take a whack at it and guess the Chicago Art Museum dining room. Reminds me of something I saw on Check Please.
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Knowing very few restaurants in Chicago I'll just take a whack at it and guess the Chicago Art Museum dining room. Reminds me of something I saw on Check Please.


Getting warmer.

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Shot in the dark based on the above clue; does the MCA have a restaurant?

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David Hammond
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Shot in the dark based on the above clue; does the MCA have a restaurant?

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Yes, but this mystery place is not it.

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Another hint seems in order (I mostly too pix of food, of course):

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Those are some nice-looking black truffle slices...is this Tru?
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Next Paris 1906?

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Good guesses, but no.

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How about the fancy dining room in the shed aquarium?
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Ria?

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Escoffier School of Culinary Arts (I looked at the photo)
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Based on what I can figure out, this is a French influenced restaurant (fancy enough to put foam and truffles on food), maybe close to the Art Institue, and has the endorsement (or influence) of Escoffier. The sign about great food is a little tacky tho. Could be Tru. That's it, I'm tapped out. Where is ReneG when you need him?
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It's Ria, like Fujisan said. Hammond tags his flickr photos too diligently.

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It's Ria, like Fujisan said. Hammond tags his flickr photos too diligently.


Chef Danny Grant's profile pic on the Ria website has the Escoffier artwork from the first clue in the background.

http://www.riarestaurantchicago.com/danny-grant.html

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Ria it is.

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I wonder if this will have an effect on either Elysian restaurant.
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Well done, Fujisan. I guess this wasn't an easy one.

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