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| + | The transition of Art Smith's Table Fifty-Two to Blue Door Kitchen & Garden has proved to be more dramatic than expected. The tidy little Gold Coast restaurant,cheap jordans for sale, which lasted nearly 10 years, is now less formal, less Southern and, truly, less Art Smith-y. The changes begin in the dining room. The buttercream-colored walls have been painted a serene blue (though artworks from Smith's personal collection remain in place),cheap retro jordans, and tablecloths no longer adorn the stone-look tabletops. Gone also is the open hearth,cheap air jordans, once visible from the dining room. The upstairs dining room retains its antebellum charm for now,cheap jordans, but a makeover is planned for that space as well. A big plus is the transformation of the adjacent parking space into a beautiful outdoor dining area, strung with lights and anchored by a massive white hutch. (Chicago's outdoor-dining days have dwindled to a precious few,cheap jordans online, but keep this in mind when spring returns.) Though Smith still has a presence at Blue Door Kitchen, the reins are firmly in the hands of Rey Villalobos,air jordans for cheap, executive chef of the restaurant group that owns Blue Door Kitchen, La Storia and Chicago Q (and more restaurants to come). Villalobos had been with Table Fifty-Two from the beginning and provides stability and continuity to the new operation. The eager hospitality that defined Table Fifty-Two remains at Blue Door. Guests still receive a complimentary starter, for example, except that these days, the spoon-drop biscuits of old (I'm salivating just thinking about them) have been replaced by housemade hummus with sweet-potato chips. The dish, very pleasant to be sure, represents a not-so-subtle statement by Villalobos that a new mindset is in place. That mindset embraces Midwest dishes, along with French technique and Middle Eastern inspirations. At the<ul> | ||
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