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admin, 7-15-2016

Next: Trio tickets hit the online box office just over an hour ago and they are already a hot—and pricey—commodity. Two-tops for Next's replication of Grant Achatz's (and many other star chefs') cuisine at the defunct groundbreaking Evanston restaurant are quickly disappearing, despite a price tag that's over $1000 with tax, tip and standard beverage pairing.

Although one off-peak food tasting...

FULTON MARKET—Grant Achatz and Dave Beran are kicking off the next Next menu, Next: Trio, with a reunion you won't want to miss. Trio alums Curtis Duffy, Michael Carlson, David Posey and more will be on hand on September 2 to dish up tastes of signature Trio dishes including the "Black Truffle Explosion" and "EVOO Ice Cream Sandwiches." Get your $115 tickets here. [EaterWire]

LOOP—The city has...

A polarizing crab salad served in a coconut shell is "really tasty—complex and refreshing at once," while "beautiful, silken slices" of smoked duck breast are just one preparation in the duck course. A board of lightly glazed dried-beef slices and fried broccoli florets is a playful take on beef and broccoli, and the beverage pairings include a "knockout version" of Suan Mei Tang. Vettel thinks...

The next menu at Next, "Modern Chinese," is launching tomorrow (individual tickets are on sale now) and their team has released a video for the iteration. This video features shots of Chinatown spliced with the restaurant staff creating and preparing the food amidst a relaxed tune with a distinct high-end piano line. Go watch it below.

Acheson: "Dave Beran and Grant have created the envy of all restaurateurs and chefs with limited attention spans. The concept of changing your whole food idea every quarter is just amazing, but i...view moren most hands, it would be a failing concept. Here, in the best hands in the business, it is constant art." view less