![Chef Dave Beran had a vision for Next’s kaiseki menu. All he needed was 650 hand-picked, edible maple leaves—per week. Behind the scenes at Next in Time Out Chicago. [Picked up by the NYT’s Diner’s Journal blog]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm8c9i30j1qaym5do1_500.jpg)
Contributed nominations from the Midwest for the 2012 Cooking Light Taste Test Awards: Artisanal Category; North Shore Distillery Sol, Achatz pies and Red Lake Nation wild chokeberry jam were among the winners.
City Winery’s full-page ad ran in Time Out Chicago the following week…
