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A look inside Cariño

Courses from Chef Norman Fenton’s Latin-inspired tasting menu, the seven-seat chef’s counter and cocktails from the bar at Cariño in Uptown, Chicago. Dishes change with the season; see the current menu.

Michelada course at Cariño: an oyster with Clamato pearls and beer foam, served on river stones in a blue ceramic bowl

Lamb course at Cariño with beets, hibiscus and a glossy sauce on a dark plate

Overhead view of a golden foam course ringed with crisp strands, corn, popcorn and edible flowers

Chicharrón at Cariño served upright in a wooden cup with an esquites dip and spoon

A bright green chilled course finished tableside over a cloud of dry ice

Chamoyada course at Cariño: mango with a chamoy drizzle, lemon balm and marigold petals in a scalloped glass

A taco in a patterned black tortilla filled with glazed fish, sesame and tangled greens

A deep red cocktail with pink foam and a garnish shaped like a rose

Wine glasses set along Cariño’s wooden counter, with emerald velvet banquettes and copper pendant lights behind

A stone mortar and pestle beside wine glasses on a wooden table at Cariño

Cariño’s dining room with upholstered banquette seating, a woven wall hanging and copper pendant lights

Colorful framed artwork beside copper pendant lights at Cariño

Cariño’s dining room with green walls, banquette seating and a colorful Frida Kahlo portrait

Bottles displayed on dark shelves behind Cariño’s bar

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