Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
Every time Grant Achatz’s NEXT Restaurant rolls out a new menu, they produce a video to go with it. Their current video is for a menu called “The Hunt”. It’s not for the faint of heart, as it includes hunting, butchery, blood, etc., but it certainly makes it clear just what ingredients go into your dinner – and it is beautifully done.
NEXT Restaurant in in Chicago, Il.
"I have a wide-range of food experience - working in the restaurant industry on both sides of the house, later in the wine industry, and finally traveling/tasting my way around the world. Whether you agree or disagree, you can always count on my unbiased opinion. I don't take free meals, and the restaurants don't know when, or if, I am coming."
Phil Vettel, the Chicago Tribune food critic, just reviewed “The Hunt” and gave it four stars (out of a possible 4). Mr. Vettel has given each Next menu 4 stars, except for the Thai menu, which he gave 3.5 stars.
Interestingly, I don’t believe there is any beef on “The Hunt” menu. There is sturgeon, trout, venison, woodcock, walleye, elk, rabbit, boar, antelope, duck, squab, and bison.