Chef Stephanie Izard - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
Chef Stephanie Izard, Recipe, Girl And The Goat, Chicago, IL, Illinois, American, Top Chef, Girl In The Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats & Drinks, Where to eat, Where to drink, Where to shop, Markets, Restaurants, Stores, Off The Beaten Track, Recommendations
AVEC
Lincoln Park
New American
Food Products
- Sauces
DAVANTI ENOTECA
It’s a neighborhood Italian place. They have this awesome creamy polenta and a different ragu everyday. They spoon the ragu over the polenta and it’s so creamy and well seasoned, with a little bit of cheese in it. It’s either pork belly ragu or depending on the meats they got in that day.
University Village
Italian
Restaurants - Chicago, IL
HOT DOUG’S
They have these Duck Fat Fries, but they only have them a couple of days out of the week. It’s one of those things that you wait for.
Logan Square / Avondale
Hot Dogs
It’s small and you share everything and end up meeting your neighbors, which I just love. They have this truffled cheese flatbread ["Deluxe" Focaccia with Taleggio Cheese, Ricotta, Truffle Oil and Fresh Herbs], it’s way too big for two people to eat, but you order it and that’s how you end up making friends with the people next to you.
Who
Stephanie Izard is the chef/co-owner of Girl and the Goat, a contemporary American restaurant in Chicago.
Why
Chef Stephanie Izard’s accessible food has made her a Chicago favorite. She is also the first and only woman, so far, to win Top Chef (Season 4).
Chef Stephanie Izard - Recommendations
October 17, 2011
Girl And the Goat - Chicago, IL
Photographs courtesy of Stephanie Izard
Cookbooks
- Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats & Drinks [buy it]
Recommendations
Stephanie Izard’s recommendations for where to eat, drink and shop in Chicago.
SAN SOO GAB SAN
5247 N Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
T: 773.334.1589
It’s a great Korean barbecue place and if you bring a group of people, you get to cook your own. They bring out all these little appetizers when you sit down, and they have the best Chop Chae. Their noodles are just one of my favorite dishes ever.
Lincoln Square
Korean
BAR DEVILLE
West Town / Ukrainian Village
Cocktails
Drinks - Chicago, IL
They make awesome cocktails and there is no pretension or anything like that. All the bartenders are into the different spirits and I usually go in and say ‘hey, just make me something. I like this flavor and I like bourbon... go!’ And they’ll just make you something tasty.
GREEN CITY MARKET
Outdoor Market (May- October)
Wednesdays & Saturdays/ 7:00 am–1:00 pm
South end of Lincoln Park between Clark and Stockton Drive
Indoor Market (Nov - Apr)
Saturdays
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive
T: 773.880.1266
It’s fun to support your local farmers. It’s important to me as a chef, as well as a cook.
Lincoln Park
Farmers Market
Markets - Chicago, IL
JOONG BOO MARKET
They have a kimchi bar, it’s almost like a salad bar with different types of kimchi. They have tons of interesting ingredients and it’s really inexpensive.
Avondale
Ethnic Grocery
THREE CRABS FISH SAUCE
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Fish Sauce
Food Products / Ingredients
After tasting a bunch of different ones, it’s my favorite fish sauce. It’s funny because it’s the one without shellfish in it. We use it in our beef stews and different soups and sauces. It’s a great way to add different layers of flavor and makes soups and sauces pop.
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