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It’s not easy to find Rogue 24, tucked into a back alley. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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The front of the restaurant features a lounge-like waiting area. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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R.J. Cooper, center, with his team: (from left) pastry chef Chris Ford, sous chef Mikey Maksimowicz, and sous chef Ryan Moore. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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The open kitchen stretches down the middle of the dining room. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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Chef R.J. Cooper in his open kitchen. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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This dish is described as green tiger tomato/olive oil/ricotta/apple/basil blossoms. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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This is shrimp/Buben’s gfits/bent & twisted. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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A dish listed as rabbit/carrot/horseradish/sorrel. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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Pastry chef Chris Ford, most recently of Trummer’s on Main, works on some sweets. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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A dessert described as Chocolate Tennessee/cremeux/sorbet/soil. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson
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A view of the dining room, framed by exposed brick. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson