After a visit recently I stopped in for a light bite and ordered his House Charcuterie Platter ($23), with many of the items made in-house: andoulle, pork and duck rillette, mortadella, and truffled chicken liver.
RECOMMENDED DISHES Pu pu platter, house wings, mahi-mahi skewers, tri-tip skewers, Peking pig, ribs, Dover sole, black-bean lamb chops, Shanghai lobster noodles, Chinese long beans.
WHAT WE LIKED Bulgur salad; grilled octopus over arugula; taramosalata; mussels in beer; country salad; roasted asparagus; rice pilaf with peppers, eggplant and tomato; lamb chops with lemon potatoes; shrimp Santorini; gyro platter; house-made gelato with ouzo and Kalamata dried figs; house-made yogurt with Greek honey and roasted almonds; Greek coffee.
"Grandmothers still like giving something for the house like a serving platter, not dancing lessons," she said.
Try the charcuterie platter of house-cured sausages and meats ($10.50), which comes with an overflowing basket of fresh bread from the adjoining bakery. 1 p.m. 11.
" Numero's latest release, Light on the South Side, goes one step further towards being "a reference work": it's a 132-page hardback book that contains photographs of mid-1970s Chicago nightlife (clubs with names like Perv's House!) plus two vinyl platters of music.
Fezoo brought tea out to me, as he did each evening, in the center of the lawn, and then, returning into the house, came out with a platter covered with a white embroidered handkerchief.
An intellectual, arty haunt for young, hip cinephiles they meet to discuss the latest art house flick while sharing a platter of tapas.
We ordered foie gras, a slice of house-made pâté, a shellfish platter and the escargots.
Fragrant, crisp celeriac salad marked the center of a platter of mild house-smoked fish -- a dazzling assortment that included shrimp, scallops, salmon and tuna.
