"We'd return next spring just for another taste of the shaved asparagus salad, which was a +2 pairing with the glass of Marsanne Joe paired with it. And we'd return any time for the fabulous ("perfect," says Karen) starter of duck confit with orange glaze, turnips, grilled ciabatta and duck egg." - view story
Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page (award winning culinary authors), April 20, 2007
 
 
 
John Mariani (Esquire Magazine food writer), May 2007  
 
 
"Contemporary without being cutting-edge, precise without being finicky, work that demonstrates a talent for the visual as well as the gustatorial." - view story
Sherman Kaplan
(North Shore Magazine food writer), July 2007
 
 
 
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, January 2008  
   
TimeOut, January 2008  
"Rumor has it that chef Mark Hannon doesn’t even like sweetbreads—he keeps them on the menu for Quince owner David Reynolds, who’s a fan. But you can’t taste an ounce of bitterness in these things: They’re crisp, savory and absolutely perfect, whether Hannon likes them or not." - view story
Heather Shouse and David Tamarkin, "The 100 Best Things We Ate and Drank This Year," TimeOut Chicago, January 2, 2008
 
 
 
"Flavors beget flavors. I would order this dish again in a heartbeat... I am enamored with how the kitchen at Quince bumps up the flavor profile of certain dishes without resorting to piling on too many ingredients. 3 stars " - view story
Pat Bruno, "Bruno Eats," Chicago Sun-Times, April 13, 2007
 
 
 
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Lettie Teague
(Food & Wine Magazine Wine Editor), Food & Wine Magazine, July 2007
 
 
 
"The wine list (a tribute to Wine Director Joe Ziomek's expertise) is in a league of its own, with more than 150 selections to complement your meal." - view story
Emily Browne, Centerstage Chicago, March 2007
 
 
 
Jennifer Olvera, Pioneer Press, March 1, 2007  
 
 
"For the bold, Hannon's contemporary American cuisine offers shaved asparagus salad with roasted tomatoes and tempura asparagus garnish, while the more timid might choose grilled cheese and tomato soup. Dessert? Cozy – but far from common – banana bread pudding with coconut sorbet, coffee sauce, and candied peanuts." - view story
Carrie Napolilli, Chicago Magazine, February 2007
 
 
 
"Once you’re seated, you get the sense that something unexpected or special, or both, is going to happen. And it does happen. It happens with the sweetbreads. It happens again with the lamb spareribs. And it happens with the flounder." - view story
David Tamarkin, TimeOut Chicago, Issue 99, January 18-24, 2007
 
   
TimeOut, June 2007  
"Chef Mark Hannon doesn’t strike us as the kind of guy who keeps any entree on his menu for very long. But hopefully he’ll have mercy on us and bring back this hearty dish, which was just as notable for the luscious lamb as it was for the toothsome curried lentils and creamy eggplant mousse. " - view story
Heather Shouse and David Tamarkin, "The best of the 'burbs," TimeOut Chicago, June 28, 2007
 
 
 
Peter Gianopulos, North Shore Magazine, January 2007  
 
 

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