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Cajun-style boudin noir dolma with speck, hearts of palm, green apple, paired with El Maestro Sierra’s Fino. The boudin noir gets a cajun twist with rice, a wrapping in grape leaf (dolma) instead of a traditional casing, and an olive oil/hearts of palm/speck/green apple accoutrement whose palate-coating textures, smokiness, and strong acidity is a terrific pariring with El Maestro Sierra’s Fino, which represents all of Fino’s refreshment in memorably complex and refined textures – think of the best sake you’ve ever had, combined with the flavors of a top-notch dry Riesling. (04/23/13)

Coffee-marinated, grilled teres major (beef shoulder), pickled kumquat, st. malachi cow milk cheese, paired with Gonzalez Byass, Palo Cortado. On tasting the Palo Cortado, which I always pair protein like game and poultry, we described flavors of coffee, parmesan/umami, and candied mandarin. Picking up directly on these adjectives, Johnny's dish of tender, coffee-rubbed beef shoulder, kumquat, and cow's milk cheese makes for an amazing pair. (04/15/13)
Sepia Bay scallop terrine, spring pea & mint paired with Pyramid Valley Vineyard's 2009 ‘Lion’s Tooth’ Chardonnay, New Zealand (03/21/13)
Chicory, tomato jam, sage, goat cheese and walnut vinaigrette, paired with the Breton ‘Avis de Vin Fort’ (03/07/13)
Cured foie gras with prune and black tea cracker, paired with the Breton ‘Trinch’ - part of our Catherine Breton / Loire Valley wine dinner: (02/26/13)
We have an amazing new dessert - semolina pancake, parmesan (yes, parmesan!) ice cream, trebbiano-braised apple, and reduced balsamic. Paired with the Masini "Fedardo" Vin Santo. (01/30/13)
Seared Arctic char, polenta, acorn squash, chipotle fume, paired with 2011 Le Coste ‘Litrozzo’, Vino da Tavola, Italy (01/25/13)
Braised Spanish octopus with bay scallops, marinated chickpeas, roasted cauliflower, poached egg paired with the 2010 Andrea Calek "Babiole" (11/19/12)
Braised Spanish octopus with the 2010 Andrea Calek "Babiole" (10/17/12)

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Grilled jerk beef short ribs with radish, cilantro, carrot & vanilla vinaigrette! (04/15/13)

Braised spanish octopus with smoked mussels, marinated chickpeas, roasted cauliflower and a poached egg (10/05/12)
Seared scallops with grapefruit curd, enoki mushrooms, sea beans & watercress (08/14/12)
nichols farm heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, roquefort purée, herbed croutons, smoked tomato vinaigrette (07/26/12)

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Sherry! Our current Wine Dinner is a celebration of this glorious and multifaceted "wine of love and passion" We think it's one of the finest and most flexible food pairs in the world. More fine sherry is being made today than any other time in the recent past. Its many styles, however, can be confusing to the average consumer; this, among other reasons, has led to a general misunderstanding and deep under-appreciation of its potential. We believe it only takes an approachable, thoughtful presentation at table to allow sherry to show for what it is, an artisanal wine of delicious, and affordable, complexity. (http://telegraphchicago.com/2013/04/04/april-wine-dinner-sherry/) (04/09/13)

Spring! Right now, almost every dish on the menu has a green vegetable in it to bring celebrating spring and new life. (03/29/13)
The wines of Pierre and Catherine Breton from Bourgueil in France’s Loire Valley. We've created a three-course tasting menu celebrating their wines in our new Wine Dinner series (02/26/13)
The cuisine and wines of northern Italy, which we're featuring in our very first "Wine Dinner" series, beginning on Valentine's Day! (01/04/13)
The cuisine and wines of northern Spain (10/05/12)
Corsica - wine and cuisine (09/17/12)
Riesling! (08/13/12)
Provencale cuisine (07/26/12)
Burgundy, France (05/04/12)

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Meet the Danville Girl, our take on the Dark & Stormy! Jeremy went down to New Orleans this winter and had the best dark and stormy ever, and decided to develop a wine-based imitation at Telegraph. We found the perfect high-proof, artisanal Jamaican rum and a locally-made ginger beer from a clandestine source. Adding sherry in our version lends wonderful salty, almond/nutty notes. (04/03/13)

We have a new cocktail called "Ruby in the Backyard" - byrrh, leatherbee autumnal gin, banyuls, dry vermouth, and orange. Delicious! (10/23/12)
We just launched a new craft cocktail for the fall, the Gregory Peck - Leatherbee's autumn gin, Asutrias cidre and elderflower. Zagat listed it as "The Best Thing We Drank Last Night" this week and wrote up a nice decription: http://blog.zagat.com/2012/10/the-best-thing-we-drank-last-night_16.html (10/19/12)
We just launched a new craft cocktail for the fall, the Gregory Peck - Leatherbee's autumn gin, asutrias cidre, elderflower. Zagat listed it as "The Best Thing We Drank Last Night" this week and wrote up a nice decription: http://blog.zagat.com/2012/10/the-best-thing-we-drank-last-night_16.html (10/19/12)
Our new craft cocktails for fall (10/17/12)
New craft wine cocktails for fall, coming soon! (10/05/12)
We just finished our awesome three new craft cocktails (07/26/12)

The beer we are excited about right now is view archive

We have the Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier from Bamberg Germany (4.3%) on tap for $6 a glass. It's got a Bavarian hop bouquet, light-medium body, and rich malty character steeped in beautiful Beechwood smokiness. (03/29/13)

The Pannepot Quad, brewed and barreled at the Deca Brewery in Woesten-Vleteren by De Struise. We could not be more pleased to have this spicy dark ale even if only for a brief shining moment. Coming in at about 10%, cutting the cold is not an issue with this guy. Pannepot is actually a term for describing village fishing boats, ironic considering the last thing I want to do in Chicago right now is be on a fishing boat. Drinking this special glass of beer though...not a problem! (02/26/13)
The Bavik-de Brabandere Petrus Pale Ale, Belgium 7.3%. This beer is aged 24-36 months in oak and has notes of complex grapefruit, young pear, and brut Champagne bite. $9 (02/12/13)
The Stiegl Paracelsus is an unfiltered Zwickl from Salzberg, Austria, coming in at about 5% abv. Zwickl beer is similar to a Keller, but not as loud. It's an unfiltered, unpasteurized lager that is cloudy and rich with nutrients from the remaining yeast. It will pour golden in color and tone so it can be classified as a "lighter" beer, but it's rich in flavor and body. $6 a pour! (01/10/13)
The Lion Stout from Ceylon in Sri Lanka is very exciting to have on draft. This unfiltered complex example of a "tropical" stout truly is in a category of its own. Incredible on its own with no history provided, but when you learn a little more about the Lion Stout, the experience can deepen. This beer was plucked out of its home on a small island in the south of India by Michael Jackson, the Beer Hunter. With the European colonial influence still remaining today, its not hard to imagine how beer ended up being produced on an island originally prospected for growing tea. When Jackson first found this brewery, one of the facilities sat perched at pretty high elevation, with fermentors made from Halmilla, an indigenous hardwood of the island. It's pretty crazy how these guys move this beer around in trucks at night on hillside cliffs. Anyone that has ever read any of Michael Jackson's writings knows how great his stories are, and the fact that you can enjoy this particular one along side the bounty of his voyage makes it that much better. (12/20/12)
Timmermans Pumpkin Lambic - in light of the copious amount of mediocre pumpkin beers, this one is distinctive in the field. Embracing risky brewing techniques that are hundreds of years old, this lambic achieves a complexity that far surpasses the bottled pumpkin pie in a bottle the world has come to know. (10/23/12)
Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen - very traditional, w/ notes of spicy toffee, rye bread & juicy malts on the finish (10/17/12)
"Diversey & Lille" biere de garde from France - the first ever collaboration between a French and US/Illinois brewery! (09/17/12)
Schneider Hopfenweisse from Germany - brewed in collaboration with Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewery, it's a strong wheat beer with an intensely spicy and perfumey hop profile (06/12/12)

The newest wine we are excited about is view archive

We're offering the Romain Papilloud 2007 Petite Arvine from Vetroz, Switzerland by the half carafe for the limited time. Our sommelier Jeremy Quinn visited this estate in October 2012, and is convinced Papilloud is making some of the best wine in Switzerland. Petite arvine only grows in Vetroz, on very steep slopes that are baked by the sun. We've been waiting for spring to show it - it has wonderful spring flavors of rhubarb, strawberry, licorice and anise. It's dry and pristine - it really grabs the palate and has more weight than a simple white. Don't miss! (03/29/13)

2003 Lopez de Heredia ‘Vina Bosconia’ Reserva, Rioja, Spain (03/21/13)
We're currently offering the amazing 2004 Franck Pascal ‘Quintessence’ champagne by the half carafe. We won't have it long, it's a don't-miss! (02/26/13)
The 2010 Louis Magnin, Roussette de Savoie, France - (white; by the bottle). Otherwise known as Altesse, Roussette provides for an amazingly full-bodied, yet arresting and pinpoint wine experience - this rare bottling from Magnin is new to America; Telegraph's one of the very few places to find it. (02/12/13)
We're excited to offer the 1999 Señorio de Peciña Reserva Rioja by 1/2 carafe - spicy, elegant, structured & heartwarming! (01/30/13)
Louis Magnin, Roussette de Savoie (white; by the bottle). Otherwise known as Altesse, Roussette provides for an amazingly full-bodied, yet arresting and pinpoint wine experience - this rare bottling from Magnin is new to America; Telegraph's one of the very few places to find it. (01/25/13)
The 2010 Occhipinti Frappato, served in a magnum - a gorgeous, silky, heartwarming red wine - I'm thrilled to offer it out of magnum, it gives such a great expression. (01/18/13)
2011 Le Coste ‘Litrozzo’, Vino da Tavola, Italy - it's finally here! This hazy, tart, unfiltered field blend is made to quaff in copious amounts; don’t miss it. (12/18/12)
2009 Coenobium ‘Rusticum’ from Lazio, Italy - after 15 days of skin contact, this field blend of white grapes (an orange wine by all definitions) is a gorgeous wonder – it drives me crazy with its pungency, succulence, and dry complex grip. (10/08/12)
2010 Angiolino Maule ‘Sassaia’ from Veneto, Italy - with extended skin contact, this dazzling garganega/trebbiano blend is just bristling with life and vivacity thanks to the volcanic soil it’s planted to; lightly ‘orange’, it’s an amazing food pair! (08/14/12)
2008 filippi, trebbiano, bianco veronese, italy (07/26/12)
2011 Ameztoi ‘Rubentis’ Rosé Getariako Txakolina (05/12/12)

Today’s menu specials are view archive

We're doing $1 oysters all day, every Monday! (03/07/13)

Herb roasted branzino with sauce vin blanc (10/23/12)
Louisiana frog legs fried in organic corn meal with housemade creole remoulade and fried citrus (10/05/12)
Fava bean soup with cured salmon, creme fraiche, grilled summer squash and fried spring onions (08/05/12)
Braised pork belly, sweet corn pudding,chimichurri & pickled carrots – awesome pair with one our 3 amazing Rieslings by the carafe! (07/27/12)
None - we just rolled out a new menu! (07/26/12)
Soft-shell crab, horseradish, neuskie bacon tartine with chilled asparagus salad $11 (05/12/12)

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White marsh grapefruit (02/12/13)

Sunburst tangerines for the wild citrus salad on our boudin blanc dish (01/04/13)
Chanterelle mushrooms, honeycomb and marigolds (10/23/12)
Sweet baby basil and Queen Anne's Lace (07/26/12)
Pioppini mushrooms (06/12/12)
Morel mushrooms (05/12/12)
morel mushrooms (05/04/12)

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Our next "Cooking with Wine" dinner is on Wednesday, January 23rd, and will feature the wines and cuisine of Emilia Romagna. We're taking reservations now! More info on our website: http://telegraphchicago.com/2013/01/07/emilia-romagna/. (01/10/13)

We're ringing in 2013 with an amazing 5-course champagne dinner: http://telegraphchicago.com/2012/12/12/nye/ (10/17/12)
We're having a three-course prix fixe Austrian Riesling dinner on Friday, as part of a city-wide celebration: http://telegraphchicago.com/2012/08/09/join-us-for-our-prix-fixe-austrian-riesling-dinner-on-august-17th/ (08/13/12)

During prep, the kitchen was listening to view archive

80s pop (10/17/12)

Metallica (10/05/12)
Hip hop, as per usual (08/05/12)
Def Leppard (07/26/12)
Hip-hop, as always (06/12/12)

The latest product/ingredient/technique our bartenders are excited about is view archive

They've been playing around with Zirbenz stone pine liqueur of the Alps from Austria for our fall/winter craft wine cocktails. (10/05/12)

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