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Last week we attended a preview of the new menu items at Wiener and Still Champion (802 Dempster, Evanston, 847-869-0100). Many of the new additions are former off-menu items owner Gus Paschalis would serve to frequent customers; the country fried gyros were one such item. But nothing prepared us for the phallic monstrosity pictured above.

That is all.

         

There are chefs who are instantly recognized by name and chefs that make amazing food who fly under the radar. One of our favorites who fall in the latter category is Mark Mendez of Carnivale. The Fulton Market restaurant, like most Jerry Kleiner properties, has an interior that is reminiscent of Lewis Carroll on mushrooms and it takes a very skilled chef to write and execute a menu that compliments and rises above the décor.

Spiaggia (aka President and Mrs. Obama's favorite restaurant) gets the food pr0n treatment over at Menupages Grub Street Chicago today with a series of Stolpman-level photos from Carolina Bolado. The photo essay is also running to commemorate chef Sarah Grueneberg's one-year anniversary as Tony Mantuano's chef de cuisine. [Grub Street Chi]

We are looking to you, dear reader, to let us know where you'd like us to visit for our Food Pr0n series. Any restaurants in particular have you curious? Comment below or Twitter lstolpman. Here's a reminder of where we've been:

         

News that Nightwood (2119 S. Halsted, 312-526-3385) opened last night spread like widlfire throughout twitter feeds and other blogs almost as soon as Jason Hammel announced it on his Facebook page. Since it's only a bridge over the south fork of the Chicago River away from home, we decided to check it out.

                

We paid a visit to one sixtyblue (1400 W. Randolph) to see some of the new menu items by Chef Michael McDonald. Chef McDonald has worked under Jean Joho at Everest as chef de cuisine and most recently as executive chef at C (the Charlie Trotter restaurant in Los Cabos, Mexico) and executive chef of Restaurant Charlie, Trotter's seafood restaurant in Las Vegas. one sixtyblue offers $5 wood-fired pizzas on Friday evenings. You can stay informed of their specials via their Facebook page.

             

The food and drink staff here are huge fans of Schwa. Part of the reason is the space is so small that the attention diners receive is very personal. It's standard at Schwa to have chef Michael Carlson bringing the dishes to you and responding to your approval of the food with a simple reply: "Word." As a BYOB place, we've also been able to pair a few wines listing at under $10 with the meal.

        

Had so much fun doing some food pr0n with Rachelle Bowden at the Publican that we decided take an encore bow. "Chicagoist Prime" contacted Marcus and me the other day and asked if we wanted to run some photos of a dinner she was going to that night. You don't turn down good photos and you always find a way to accommodate the founding editor of this here site when necessary. "We've never done anything regarding May St. Market," Rachelle said. Sad to say that's true, as I've long been a fan of Alex Cheswick's cooking.

                

We're back with some more pictures from moto's kitchen. Take #1 explored some dishes, Take #2 showed the mad scientist side of Chef Homaru Cantu. This time we'll show the technique behind the new bagel and lox menu item, as well as get a sneak peek of a dessert by Pastry Chef Ben Roche not yet on the menu. Enjoy!

        

Alright, maybe we did tweet some of it ourselves, but bunch at the Publican lived up to the short-notice hype yesterday. Today we're pleased to present photos of some of the dishes on the menu, captured in their fresh-from-the-kitchen glory by none other than Rachelle "Chicagoist Prime" Bowden.

There's the kind of food pr0n that Stolpman and others embrace, with beautiful shots of carefully crafted dishes. I like to call that "culinary erotica." Then there's the food photography equivalent of Hustler's "Beaver Hunt," with a little bit of snuff film added, for good measure.

                     

As we noted in yesterday's entry, Chef Laurent Gras allowed us into L2O's kitchen to take pictures of his beautiful creations. Apologies that all do not have descriptions; food flies out of the kitchen more quickly than I can snap it. Also, see some of the other pictures from the shoot. Enjoy.

                    

Chef Laurent Gras graciously allowed us into L2O's immaculate kitchen on Friday night. We compiled our favorite pictures of food prep for your enjoyment. There is something very rewarding about watching the diligence and precise care that went into each dish that left the kitchen. We hope you enjoy these. Tomorrow, we will bring you pictures of dishes.

                    

We were graciously allowed to visit the kitchen of Chef Michael Kornick's restaurant, MK, to capture pictures of their food. Our only regret was not catching a shot of the signature pommes frites served with truffle cream (do yourself a favor and order the extra truffle cream from the start...you won't be sorry). Enjoy!

                  

We made our way to Kohan to capture some of its food and drink for your eyes. While known for its sushi and teppan grill dishes, it also serves authentic Korean food, as well. Martinis are $5 (1/2 price!) all day Friday and Saturday. [Previous Chicagoist coverage of Kohan: 1, 2]

Laurent Gras' L2O (in the former Ambria space at 2300 Lincoln Park West) is hands down the most critically acclaimed new restaurant to open this year; trust us when we say it is better than advertised. Chef Gras' blog has also been a must-read. The blog has chronicled everything from designing and building out the restaurant to previewing menu items and being a consistent source of amazing food pr0n.

          

The Chicagoist food and drink staff recently dined at Ina's for breakfast (). Here are some pictures. Enjoy!