The dishes are laced with local oddities like cattails and pokeweed but inspired by the high-tech wizardry of chefs like Grant Achatz.

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Figge's comeuppance may be just around the next stand of cattails, as richer players lumber into the game, driving prices even higher.

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Near 14th Street, a toe-deep water feature spills over the walkway, encouraging pedestrians to remove their shoes and wade through a rippling pond as a rustic border of cattails catches the breeze.

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