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Pigging out You've seen an apple stuck in the mouth of a roasted pig, you've eaten bacon that's been smoked over applewood, so it should be a no-brainer that pork and apple flavors go together like Wallace and Gromit. So it's no surprise that HotChocolate's smoky apple tart is a brilliant flavor combo. Chef Mindy Segal roasts Klug Farm honey crisp apples with applewood-smoked bacon before baking them in a shell of pie dough made with rendered pork fat. The tart is topped with a caramel streusel and served with a tiny square of pecan pie under a scoop of roasted apple ice cream. 1747 N Damen Ave between Willow St and St. Paul Ave (773-489-1747).—David Tamarkin