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A look at Avec

Avec chef Perry Hendrix prepares his charred carrots — a tangle of ribbons and chunks with black-garlic harissa, whipped feta, Turkish urfa chilies and dukkah-spiced crispy rice.  (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)

A look at Avec

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A look at Virtue chef Erick Williams

Chef Erick Williams cooks from his Southern menu at Virtue, 1462 E. 53rd St., in Hyde Park. Here he preps fried green tomatoes with shrimp, baby bell peppers and remoulade and fried chicken gizzards with dirty rice and gravy. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)

A look at Virtue chef Erick Williams


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A look at Rica Arepa Venezuelan Cafe

Rica Arepa Venezuelan Cafe is known for its ethereally griddled pancakes of its name, but it’s the Sunday specials that show the restaurant’s true potential. (Louisa Chu/Chicago Tribune)

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A look at Etta, Danny' Grant's new restaurant

Chef Danny Grant's two-month-old Etta represents “the food I like to eat,” he says. So, what does Grant like to eat? Anything emerging from the hearth, for one thing. Plus standout salads, pastas and pizzas. But the conversation needs to begin with the Pig Picnic.

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A chef's quiet return

Chef Antoine Cedicci (ex-Pane Caldo, Alimentari) returns to Streeterville with Locanda. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

A chef's quiet return