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We know that Chicago is a restaurant hot spot. While out-of-town writers particularly tend to maintain the clichés (earned, mind you) of Chicago being a steak and potatoes, deep dish pizza town, out-of-town chefs know the real score.

• While we were down Hyde Park way over the weekend we did some recon around Park 52, Jerry Kleiner's new entry into the compact Harper Court dining area. It's got all the hallmarks of Kleiner's other restaurants: dark wood accents, banquettes, and lots of red velvet. It also has an open kitchen so diners can see the hullabaloo behind the scenes. Other curious diners were disappointed that Park 52 wasn't open for brunch. Chris LaMorte writes in Metromix that Park 52 is set to give Hyde Park a shot of "fun," which is BS. Apparently LaMorte's never had the catfish po' boy at Dixie Kitchen or enjoyed the plantain nachos at Calypso Café over some Red Stripe.
• Also arranged for some longtime friends to enjoy dinner at one of our favorite sushi spots over the weekend. Ginza (19 E. Ohio, 312-222-0600) isn't going to wow you with monster works of sushi-as-art. They keep their rolls simple and clean here. What you will get at Ginza is some of the freshest fish imaginable. The interior is warm, inviting, and quiet: the antithesis of many of the more popular sushi bars around town. See for yourself why this restaurant is a hit with Japanese business travelers and Loop power lunchers alike.
• Gordon Ramsay is set to do a signing of his new cookbook, Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food, Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. at Barbara's Bookstore location inside Macy's on State. Part of us is hoping Ramsay brings the "Kitchen Nightmares" cameras in tow to inspect the Macy's food court, followed by a "scorched earth" trip to the Walnut Room.

The city Health Department just sent out a press release announcing that Penang, the popular Malaysian restaurant and sushi bar at 2201 S. Wentworth, was shut down yesterday for "critical violations of the City Health Code" after being tipped off by a person calling 311, reporting the sight of a rat entering the building housing Penang. Among Penang's many offenses, inspectors found live fruit flies and rodent feces throughout the kitchen and "premises" (one can...

Looking to be famous? Think you know how to cook? Have the thick skin needed to put up with constant verbal abuse from an asshole Scotsman? Then polish your resumes, sharpen your knives and head to the Illinois Institute of Art on Wabash Wednesday. From 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. Fox is hosting an open casting call for the next season of Hell's Kitchen (via), hosted by the mercurial Gordon Ramsay. Producers are looking for...

Illinois legislators are saying “neigh” to the idea of grubbing down on horse meat; the Senate yesterday approved a measure that would ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption, and Blago is expected to sign it into law, according to an aide. Illinois only has one remaining horse slaughterhouse, a plant owned by Cavel International in DeKalb. A federal judge’s ruling shut the plant down at the end of March due to issues with...

If you're hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs "so are you nakie" to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor...