This article comes to us courtesy of Tasting Table Chicago.
Each month, Tasting Table will highlight their 5 favorite finds from Chicago's culinary scene. Here are their delicious picks from January:
For dinner with a side of history: The new monthly Family Meal menu at Andersonville’s Big Jones is inspired by the past, whether it’s an old cookbook, heirloom grains or, beginning mid-February, the classic flavors of Mardi Gras.
For haute cuisine that won’t break the bank: After nearly a decade at old-school Gold Coast mainstay Les Nomades, chef Chris Nugent moved due west of Lincoln Square. Hit his tiny, unassuming BYOB for an impressively ambitious and elegant meal.
Read more at Tasting Table. For your next Reuben: We’ve long loved the rigorous canning program at Southport Grocery. But no jar of preserves has excited us as much as the Grocery’s new Living Kraut--crunchy, sour and brightly flavorful fresh sauerkraut.
For your valentine: Burnt-caramel, peanut-sea salt and hazelnut-cinnamon are but a few of the knockout flavors offered by new local chocolatier Veruca Chocolates.
For your table, your pan and your pantry: As discerning condiment fanatics, believe us when we say: Bill Kim’s Belly Fire is a requisite addition to your lineup. The newly bottled sauce packs an addicting sweet-salty-sour-savory wallop.