the publican restaurant, chicago

today, i invited an out of country guest to the publican restaurant for brunch. aside from some exotic beer, we had the following meals by great chef/audiophile, paul kahan and his team:

fresh ricotta with figs and hazelnuts
waffle with maple butter and berries
weiswurst with organic hannah’s bretzel and bavarian mustard
pork shoulder sandwich
maple syrup smoked bacon
some kind of pound cake/coffee cake (mehran’s weakness)