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Chef/owner Stephen Gillanders cuts into a loaf of black truffle puff bread at Apolonia.
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Chef/owner Stephen Gillanders cuts into a loaf of black truffle puff bread at Apolonia.
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Chef/owner Stephen Gillanders cuts into a loaf of black truffle puff bread at Apolonia.
Chef/owner Stephen Gillanders cuts into a loaf of black truffle puff bread at Apolonia.
Chef/owner Stephen Gillanders at Apolonia on June 17, 2021.
Chef/owner Stephen Gillanders at Apolonia on June 17, 2021.
Berkshire pork confit at Apolonia.
Berkshire pork confit at Apolonia.
Apolonia's chef/owner Stephen Gillanders, left, talks with a group of lunch diners on June 17, 2021, in Chicago.
Apolonia’s chef/owner Stephen Gillanders, left, talks with a group of lunch diners on June 17, 2021, in Chicago.
Apolonia chef de cuisine Joe Spretnjak prepares a Berkshire pork confit entree.
Apolonia chef de cuisine Joe Spretnjak prepares a Berkshire pork confit entree.
Apolonia's cucumber and watermelon salad.
Apolonia’s cucumber and watermelon salad.
Lamps illuminate the kitchen counter at Apolonia.
Lamps illuminate the kitchen counter at Apolonia.
A wood-burning oven keeps food items hot during lunch service at Apolonia.
A wood-burning oven keeps food items hot during lunch service at Apolonia.
Chef de cuisine Joe Spretnjak shaves cheese atop black truffle puff bread.
Chef de cuisine Joe Spretnjak shaves cheese atop black truffle puff bread.
Chef de cuisine Joe Spretnjak, left, and chef/owner Stephen Gillanders work in the kitchen at Apolonia on June 17, 2021.
Chef de cuisine Joe Spretnjak, left, and chef/owner Stephen Gillanders work in the kitchen at Apolonia on June 17, 2021.