If you’re going to drop a few hundred having dinner at The Blanchard, one of Chicago’s most old-school (because French) new restaurants, then consider springing for the $16 Oeuf Outhier. Eggs are, in this country, at this time, pretty damn cheap, but the price here is justified: the egg is whipped all creamy and wispy with chive and vodka-spiked crème fraîche, then put back in the shell and topped with osetra caviar (price probably doubles right there). You’ll never again eat an egg so slowly nor, perhaps, with more appreciation.
Today in the Culture: March 19, 2021 | Arts fight against zoning ordinance grows | Restaurant Week starts DESIGN Culture killer Add Terrain Exhibitions and its Biennial to the list of things threatened by Ald. Sophia King's rezoning ordinance that would limit the use of houses as cultural institutions; they're encouraging supporters to write letters. (Preservation Chicago is collecting signatures on a petition.) DINING AND DRINKING Indulge yourself and save a job and maybe a business Chicago…
