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This past spring Friedman, president of F & F Realty, which runs the West Loop’s Crowne Plaza hotel, realized he could do something about it. He’d already been running a kosher catering service out of the hotel. He decided to expand operations to reintroduce upscale kosher dining to Chicago.
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But Turano, who worked at Ted Cizma’s Naperville restaurant Elaine before moving to Dine in October 2005, also had to devise some dairy-free dishes that would be compatible with meat preparations. Tomato-basil bruschetta, served on thin and crunchy bread, is covered with tomatoes, garlic and basil so fresh that cheese isn’t missed. He came up with a dairy-free Caesar-style salad with a double-garlic dressing, thyme, and herbed croutons. For dessert, there’s a vegan turtle cheesecake surprisingly similar to its cream-cheese counterpart.
