The Chicago Reader challenged chef Grant Achatz to make a dish using the Southeast Asian Kluwak Kupas nuts for their new Key Ingredient feature. Achatz, who had never heard of the nut, used it in a Tom and Jerry before challenging chef Curtis Duffy of Chicago's Avenues to use Chinese black beans for the next challenge in the series. [CR]
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