"Each pop of salty roe and greedy bite of sweet sea kissed crab flesh dances on your tongue until your brain explodes." Avenues chef Curtis Duffy. Photograph from curtisduffy.blogspot.com A few weeks ago, while on an anonymous reviewing mission at Avenues restaurant for Chicago Social magazine, I ate one of the best things I've ever eaten. Normally I'd wait for the review to come out, but the seasonal nature of chef Curtis Duffy's food, means this dish might be gone by then, and I wanted people to get a shot at it. The dish in question is Duffy's King Crab, Steelhead Roe, Kalamansi, and Togaroshi. Though the name comprises a simple four ingredients, the thing is so complex, a hyper-speeded...
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