Next S Paris Bistro Teaser Is Ever So Twee

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• Dave Beran: The Animated Adventures

Are we getting a more whimsical Next this year? That’s certainly implied by the tone of the animated teaser for Next: Paris Bistro (not to be confused with Next Door Bistro in Skokie), which even includes cartoon versions of chefs Dave Beran and Grant Achatz. (I’m still waiting for the action figures we were promised years ago.) To Django Reinhardt’s version of “Chicago,” we see hints at classic bistro dishes like baked oysters Coquilles St. Jacques and cassoulet. Tickets are on sale now; the menu appears to be launching Friday. The full video is below.

• Also selling cassoulet: Sunday Dinner Club, for the tenth year in a row. Last year I wrote about hanging out in their kitchen as they made vast batches of it here and here, or you can listen to the audio version (in which we also discuss the Alinea Baby controversy) here.