The Blanchard Brings A Modernist Taste of France to Restaurant Week

Foodies looking to try something different during Restaurant Week (January 26 – February 8) and into the first weekend of Theatre Week (February 9 –11) can look to the Jean-Banchet-Awarded restaurant, The Blanchard (Lincoln Park).

Chef Ryan Burns is giving diners a rare taste of his French-inspired culinary stylings. The prix fixe menu includes items that are at once familiar and modernist – while many of the tastes and techniques are classic French, the presentation and ingredient pairings gently break a few traditions. Select Restaurant Week dinner selections ($44) include: Crudo (smoked oyster panna cotta marinated in trout roe; Foie Gras Torchon (Banana, cocoa nib, brioche); Chef’s inspired and must-try Carrot (orange, juniper, licorice); Short Rib (smoked dates, black garlic, shitaki mushroom); Seasonally inspired Dover Sole; Banana and Pear Roasted Sorbet Puree; Chocolate “Pot de Crème”.