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GRAND APPETITES Chicago lives up to its world-class gastronomic reputation with these decadent food and drink offerings. DELICACY: According to Tru Executive Chef Anthony Martin, the nine to 12 types of caviar on offer at the four-star progressive French restaurant evoke one word: luxurious. The selection caters to both the fish-egg novice, with roe that has a slightly lighter, slightly saltier taste, and the expert, with a larger pearl such as the kaluga, which has a more dominant flavor. At the top of the caviar pyramid proudly sits Golden Imperial osetra, which has enjoyed a long life before it arrives at a table at Tru. The Golden Imperial comes from osetra sturgeon that are 15 to 25 years old. It takes that long for the roe to mature, and the more mature the fish, the larger the egg—and the more delicious. Golden Imperial roe boast a unique mouthfeel, a slight nuttiness, and a very clean ocean taste. $519 for nine varieties of caviar, 10 ounces each; Tru, 676 N. St. Clair St., 312-202-0001; trurestaurant.com Streeterville fine-dining destination Tru offers a luxurious sampler of nine varieties of caviar, including (from top) Golden Imperial, White sturgeon, and trout roe. DRINK: The rum-and-fruit Treasure Chest No. 2 cocktail arrives in a dry ice–filled treasure chest with a bottle of Dom Pérignon. This opulent drink serves six to eight—or just two, if you like. $385; Three Dots and a Dash, 435 N. Clark St., 312-610-4220; threedotschicago.com DINE: The first day of NoMI's Two Days and a Dream package whisks foodies away via helicopter to the grounds of the culinary team's preferred artisans and farmers, later followed by an intimate dinner back in the Park Hyatt's Bottega Veneta Suite. On day two, you'll enjoy a private six-course dinner in NoMI Kitchen. $8,000 without overnight stay; $12,000 with overnight suite. Park Hyatt, 800 N. Michigan Ave., 312-335-1234; parkchicago.hyatt.com DESSERT: For the launch of premium chocolate bar To'ak, only 574 bars have been made. To'ak founder Jerry Toth sources his deluxe cacao from a valley in coastal Ecuador, where he resides the six months of the year he's not living in Wicker Park. $285 per bar; toakchocolate.com PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANJALI PINTO 124 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM