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Here in Chicago, we have a Restaurant Week each year (I’m not sure who decided to call it that, because it’s not a week—it spanned 17 days this past winter. I digress.) Hundreds of the city’s most sought-after restaurants run prix fixe menus for brunch, lunch and dinner, giving diners the option to choose off a limited list for each course.

I love a good prix fixe, because unfortunately, I’m a picky eater. I’d be disappointed to show up to a fine dining restaurant and be told I’m having the oysters. I don’t care how good the oysters are. It’s simply not happening.

But the limited menu gives me the illusion of choice while still presenting the most decadent

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