{"id":1896,"date":"2013-12-10T17:28:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T23:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2017-06-17T21:03:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T02:03:24","slug":"2013-best-bite-10-risotto-al-forno-lula-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/10\/2013-best-bite-10-risotto-al-forno-lula-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Best Bite #10: Risotto al forno, Lula Caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Each day in December, I&#8217;m celebrating the rest of the best bites (and sips) that I didn&#8217;t get to blog about in 2013, posted in chronological order. <a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/category\/best-bites-2\/\" title=\"Best Bites\">Browse all of this year&#8217;s Best Bites<\/a>, or look back at <a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/31\/recap-30-best-bites-of-2012\/\" title=\"2012 Best Bites recap\">2012&#8217;s Best Bites<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2065\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lularisotto.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lularisotto.jpg\" alt=\"Risotto al forno with lamb, cauliflower bechamel, leek, roasted corn, sungold tomato, 60-minute egg, and parmesan\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2065\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lularisotto.jpg 551w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lularisotto-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lularisotto-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Risotto al forno with lamb, cauliflower bechamel, leek, roasted corn, sungold tomato, 60-minute egg, and parmesan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s another 2013 Best Bite<\/strong>: It&#8217;s no surprise that Lula popped up as another one of my favorites this year; I go there frequently (I often acknowledge how spoiled I am to live so close by) and am impressed by dish after ultra-seasonal dish. This breakfast-slanted risotto was an especially glorious taste of summer&#8217;s bounty: toasty cauliflower, roasted corn, golden tomatoes, leeks, and slow-cooked 60-minute egg, with a protein boost from local lamb and topped with parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. I savored each creamy bite as I read my <em>Bon App\u00e9tit<\/em> August issue and soaked up some rays at my patio table.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/26\/best-bite-26-pumpkin-french-toast-lula-cafe\/\" title=\"2012 Best Bite #26: Pumpkin french toast, Lula Cafe\">View another Best Bite from Lula Caf\u00e9.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The details<\/strong>: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulacafe.com\/\" title=\"Lula Cafe\">Lula Caf\u00e9<\/a>, 2537 N Kedzie Ave., Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day in December, I&#8217;m celebrating the rest of the best bites (and sips) that I didn&#8217;t get to blog about in 2013, posted in chronological order. 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