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Meet Four Balkan Food Newcomers

The cuisine of this European region, which spans from Slovenia to Greece, is trending in the city. by Amy Cavanaugh / Chicago Magazine / August 18, 2021 It’s the year of cevapi. This hearty, comforting sandwich — made with small grilled sausages tucked into somun or lepinja (chewy flatbread) and decked out with onions, kajmak (clotted cream), and ajvar (a robust red pepper–eggplant spread) — has been popping up at a recent crop of new-school Balkan restaurants. You’ll find it all over: from Doma, a