What lies Between
One of the great ironies of Bravo’s "Top Chef" is that it’s all about food, and we never get to eat. We get attached to contestants because we like their attitudes, their passion, their faux-hawks—just never because we love something they cook.
This season, we had a chance to change all that. Chicago contestant Radhika "Rad" Desai is in the kitchen six nights a week as executive chef at Between Boutique Cafe and Lounge in Wicker Park—and as of last weekend, you could walk right in on a Saturday night without a reservation.
We sampled a handful of dishes from Desai’s new seasonal menu to see for ourselves how her food might fare on "Top Chef." We almost wish we hadn’t. Some things, it seems, are better left to TV.
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