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| Table for 2 |
A Lincoln Park restaurant serves up Italian cooking that'll surprise you. It's a spot that features an authentic and slow-paced dinner.
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| Zagat 2004/05 |
| Expect a "warm welcome" at this "absolutely super" Lincoln Park "secret" where the "hands-on" "owners are focused on the right stuff" -
"marvelous, home-cooked yet sophisticated" Northern Italian Cuisine...
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| Chicago Sun-Times - Merló Ristorante by Pat Bruno |
| Merlo is serving some of the most authentic Italian food that you will find this side of Bologna. I mention Bologna, because the dishes here are typical of Bolognese cooking.
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| Chicago Sun-Times - Merlo on Maple by Pat Bruno |
| Merlo is serving some of the most authentic Italian food that you will find this side of Bologna. I mention Bologna, because the dishes here are typical of Bolognese cooking.
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| The Slow Food Guide to Chicago |
| It all starts with Silvia Marani's handwritten bible. As a teenager in Italy 40 years ago, she started writing down the knowledge from her mother, grandmother, neighbors, and friends.
After all, she points out, "cooking is just something people do in Bologna."
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