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Fish roe adds a pop of flavor and an air of elegance to these four local dishes.

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Purists, stand down. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a savory bearnaise sauce or a heap of shrimp scampi atop a fine steak.

Ladies and gentlemen, starch your engines for this tasting guide.

Procrastinate much? Here, a quintet of local spots still taking reservations for Mother’s Day brunch.

Meals ranging from $48 to $119 should leave you with a satisfied stomach, and a lighter wallet.

Including eggs Benedict with a Southern twang at The Indigo Duck.

Featuring a sentimental favorite: the pecan ball at Pipers Restaurant.

These summertime sips are too cool for school.

Some people say you can read the quality of a restaurant in the way it cooks a steak ordered medium-rare. Others use the poached egg, or the quality of the table bread, the pluckiness of the staff, the cleanliness of the washrooms. I’ve decided that such merits lie beneath the melted Gruyere of French onion soup.

Oakleys Bistro
1464 W. 86th St., 824-1231, oakleysbistro.com
In this fragrant take, the spicy-pickled bite of wild-ramp kimchi pairs well with the smokiness of house-cured coppa.

Italian Spaghetti Ice Cream at the Indiana State Fair, one of this year’s buzzed-about newcomers. With a flavor reminiscent of strawberry shortcake, the frozen treat consists of a pile of creamy, noodle-shaped vanilla gelato; a “red sauce” of syrupy pureed strawberries; chocolate malted milk “meatballs”; and grated white-chocolate “cheese.” Points for creativity, and the kids will love it.