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We were sad to see Gardner close without enough time in the sun, but the truth is that replacement Chicon isn’t really much of a change. Chef Andrew Wiseheart’s cooking here still does innovative things with vegetables. It still feels suitably grown up. Only the trappings have changed from Scandinavia to Santa Fe.
This article appears in May 5 • 2017.
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