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PUBLISHED: November 4, 2022 at 2:51 PM CDT | UPDATED: November 7, 2022 at 11:36 PM CST

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Chefs Ben Lustbader and Sarah Mispagel left fine dining restaurants to run their own sandwich shop with intention. They opened Loaf Lounge in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago in summer 2022.

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