Bellemore, the Boka Group's newest restaurant, opens in Chicago's West Loop

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By: Dan Myers | Nov 28, 2017 | The Baltimore Sun

Bellemore, the newest restaurant from the prolific Boka Group (Girl and the Goat, Boka, Momotaro), opened for business earlier this week in Chicago's West Loop. The 6,000-square-foot restaurant is upscale and opulent, with French manor influences, tooled wood columns, brass chandeliers, and dark leather banquettes. At the helm is chef Jimmy Papadopoulos, whose menu includes dishes like Oyster Pie (savory oyster custard topped with ossetra caviar, crème fraîche, and green apple dressed with lemon and dill); braised lamb belly with grilled persimmon marmalade, sheep's milk feta, toasted pine nuts, and spruce; Cornish hen with stewed flageolet beans, braised Swiss chard, and pomegranate molasses; suckling pig with squash caramelized in mustard-milk jam with salted plums and grilled broccoli rabe; and dry-aged duck glazed with burnt honey and served with fennel, braised farro, roasted beets, and duck heart en crépinette. A six-course tasting menu will also be available for $85 per person. Read More....