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Hidden Highland Park gem

The 100-person restaurant may be a bit off the beaten path inside a strip mall, but the quality of the cuisine does speak for itself, helped along not only by Skaff’s gift for self-promotion but the man himself. An immigrant out of Lebanon, the gregarious Skaff says he speaks, “A little Greek, a little Italian, Lebanese, Hebrew, French, Armenian and Spanish. Not fluent but I get by.”

Eat out al fresco dining spots

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Bannockburn San Gabriel Mexican Café and Il Postino Wine Bar – 48 seats 2535 Waukegan Road (847) 940-0200 www.sangabcafe.com Deerfield Rosebud of Deerfield – set to open in July/August 2011 with 400 seats 560 Waukegan Road www.rosebudrestaurants.com Trax Tavern & Grill – 250 seats 833 …

Lake Forest’s Grille on Laurel offers elegance, comfort

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When James “Dimitry” Govas, owner of The Grille on Laurel in Lake Forest, came to this country from Athens, Greece, as a strapping young lad in the late 1960s, he had every intention of going to college. Having two uncles who were also executive chefs …