Chef/owner John Shields, right, celebrates Smyth being awarded a third Michelin star with his staff on Nov. 8, 2023.
Charred octopus with shishito and shelling beans at Smyth and The Loyalist in 2016.
Chefs and owners John Shields and Karen Urie Shields at Smyth and The Loyalist at 177 N. Ada St. in Chicago in 2016.
Chef Christian Hunter, second from right, toasts with the staff of Atelier as they celebrate receiving their first Michelin star on Nov. 9, 2023, in Lincoln Square. Hunter was also awarded Michelin’s Young Chef Award.
Chef Christian Hunter, center, works in the kitchen with the staff at Atelier, which received its first Michelin star this week, Nov. 9, 2023.
Chef Sujan Sarkar at his restaurant Indienne, 217 W. Huron St. in Chicago, on Oct. 13, 2022.
An egg dish at Indienne on Oct. 13, 2022.
Executive pastry chef and partner Leigh Omilinsky and executive chef and proprietor Joe Frillman at Daisies in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood on May 10, 2023.
The salmon collars at Daisies on May 10, 2023.
Chef/owner Curtis Duffy at Ever on Aug. 27, 2020, in Chicago.
Tomato with watermelon, brioche and arugula at Ever on Aug. 27, 2020, in Chicago.
Chef Jared Wentworth, left, and brewmaster Jared Rouben at Moody Tongue on April 28, 2021, in Chicago.
Maine lobster, paired with pressed Asian pear saison, at Moody Tongue in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2020.
Oriole general manager Cara Sandoval, left, and chef Noah Sandoval in the private dining room at Oriole on June 9, 2021, in Chicago.
Gianduja dessert with pretzel lavash, raclette and black currant in 2016 at Oriole.
Chef Lee Wolen at Boka in Chicago in 2020.
The crudo at Boka in Chicago in 2020.
Chef Phillip Foss prepares the peas with buttermilk, coppa and lavender at EL Ideas in 2013.
Celery root, hazelnut and licorice sweetbreads at EL Ideas in 2013.
David and Anna Posey at their restaurant Elske on Jan. 18, 2017. Monica Casillas-Rios, not pictured, of Elske, won an award for exceptional cocktails.
The sweetbreads at Elske in 2017.
Jenner Tomaska, seated, and his wife and business partner Katrina Bravo at their Chicago restaurant Esmé on Sept. 17, 2021.
The “Bean Bowl” dish at Esmé on Sept. 17, 2021.
Chef Zach Engel, left, and general manager Andres Clavero on June 12, 2019, at Galit.
The carrots with cumin-orange glaze, Bulgarian feta and hazelnut duqqa at Galit in 2019.
Tim Flores and Genie Kwon of Kasama walk the red carpet while attending the James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House on June 5, 2023, in Chicago.
The caviar at Kasama on Dec. 9, 2021.
Chef B.K. Park prepares eel in the open kitchen at Mako on Nov. 21, 2019, in Chicago.
The sashimi at Mako includes kinmedai, shima aji, manakatsuo and chutoro on Nov. 21, 2019.
At Next restaurant in 2016, owner and chef Grant Achatz, center, is flanked by then executive chef Jenner Tomaska, left, and then chef de cuisine, Ed Tinoco, chef de cuisine, right, as they work together in the kitchen.
The Hollywood menu at Next restaurant featured “Gone with the Caviar” movie themed food in 2017.
Chef Sangtae Park smokes a piece of salmon at Omakase Yume on Feb. 5, 2019, in Chicago.
Ika, seared squid, prepared by chef Sangtae Park at Omakase Yume on Feb. 5, 2019, in Chicago.
Porto restaurant’s chef de cuisine Erwin Mallet, from left, executive chef Marcos Campos, pastry chef Shannah Primiano, and manager and wine director Colin Hofer, on April 28, 2021, at the restaurant.
Oysters three ways are flamed with Serrano Ham fat at Porto, April 28, 2021.
A dish with beets at Schwa on Ashland Avenue in 2006.
Sepia’s chef Andrew Zimmerman, left, and members of Sepia restaurant walk the red carpet at the James Beard Awards at on June 5, 2023, in Chicago. Alex Ring, of Sepia, won Michelin’s Sommelier Award for 2023.
Halibut, morels, white asparagus, spring onions and brioche at Sepia on June 20, 2018.
Temporis owner Sam Plotnick, from left, pastry chef Jacquelyn Paternico and chef Troy Jorge on Oct. 22, 2019, at Temporis in West Town.
The pork belly with tamarind, quince and red cabbage at Temporis in 2019.
Chef Rick Bayless, owner of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, on Nov. 25, 2020, in Chicago.
“Wonder, All’s Right” is on the art menu, food inspired by paintings, at Topolobampo’s in 2015.
