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EXPECTATIONS. WHETHER IT’S a breakout band putting out a follow-up album, a bestselling author releasing a new book or a standout chef opening a lo-fi version of their lauded restaurant, hype always ups the ante. I know this, yet I can’t help feeling starry-eyed excited about my booking at Bistro Blackwood. Rock star chef Jock Zonfrillo, who runs 2018 Restaurant of the Year.

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