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8 Rhubarb Dishes We Love in Chicago

Lindsey Becker
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Published: May 30, 2012 Last Updated: August 9, 2019

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Describe rhubarb to someone, and it is unlikely they will have any desire to try it. First of all, a long bright red stalk with a texture similar to celery and a taste that can be as tart as a fresh cranberry is a hard sell. Then there's the slippery classification. Is it a vegetable or a fruit? A vegetable that's usually treated like a fruit? Finally, that name. How seriously can you take a food that sounds like a mumble?

Yes, some people may think of rhubarb as more of an ingredient to cover up or ignore rather than feature, but I found eight restaurants not only brave enough to spotlight this spring and summertime vegetable, but places that do it so well that I am now craving rhubarb. Surprisingly, only one of our picks came in pie form. Click through the slideshow to check out all the picks, and let me know if you have any favorites!

Brioche Beignets with Rhubarb-Berry Compote at NoMi »
Rhubarb Study at Hot Chocolate »
White Chocolate Mousse with Stewed Rhubarb, Pine Nut Granola, and Saffron at Blackbird »
Crispy Canelés with Rhubarb Jam and Chocolate Sauce at Chez Moi »
Rhubarbalicious at mk »
Rhubarb Doughnuts at Sprout »
Rhubarb Crumble Pie at Bang Bang Pie Shop »
Early Rhubarb & Raspberry Blisscakes at M. Henry »

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Lindsey Becker Contributor to Behind the Sweets and Sugar Rush
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I've always been a writer, but it took me way too long to realize that food writing is where it's at (poetry and short stories are certainly not where it's at, as it turns out). In September 2011, I started Macmaker, a blog where I waxed poetic about opening a French macaron stand in a farmers market, reviewed macarons around Chicago, tried making them myself exactly 11 times, and ultimately gave up in favor of the less-volatile and equally delicious whoopie pie. While researching macarons, I remained a faithful devotee of Serious Eats and became a contributor to the Chicago site soon after it launched, a fact I am still dumbfounded by.

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