Be warned: the alluring, savory scent of Parisian gnocchi at Urban Chestnut’s Brewery and Bierhall may attract moochers. These delicate, pan-fried pillows melt in your mouth with Dijon mustard, fresh herbs and rich Comté Gruyere. Ours came swimming in a velvety dashi-butter broth with Missouri chanterelle and oyster mushrooms, crowder peas and bright cherry tomatoes. The beer may take us to Dusseldorf, but a bite of this golden gnocchi whisked us away to Paris.
This article appears in September 2016.