Try the borscht (tangy and tasty), the pan-roasted sea scallops on a crab cake crust, the pan-roasted chicken with a morel flan and the spice-rubbed Long Island duck.

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After a contemporary American dish, like asparagus flan with a scoop of pistachio pesto, and chilled lobster topped with pickled white asparagus, skip the sweets and order the Evolution of Cheddar flight (after all, you are in Wisconsin).

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Enjoy the relaxed, open-air atmosphere of a 1920s Thai home at the Issaya Siamese Club, where local celebrity chef Ian Kittichai turns out dishes seasoned with herbs grown in the house garden, such as red chilli-glazed seabass (pla aob prik) and jasmine flower flan (kanom dok mali).

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