Best Restaurant in America? In Chicago, of Course June 15, 2007
Posted by Steve in : The City, Chicago, The Cultural Conversation , trackbackWhere do you think the best restaurant in America is? New York, L.A, San Francisco?…..Nope — It is right ihere in the great city of CHicago.
Frontera Grill, chef Rick Bayless’ contemporary Mexican restaurant here in the city, recently won the James Beard award for the nation’s best restaurant. The awards, presented in New York City, are considered the pinnacle of the culinary industry. This is the Frontera’s first Beard award, though Bayless has collected a few over the years, including one for outstanding chef in 1995. The lively River North restaurant has been packing in the crowds since opening on Clark Street in 1987 and with this award, don’t expect that to change anytime soon.
Topolobampo — the dressier sister restaurant to Frontera — has been nominated twice for Beard awards.
Also taking top honors was Tru restaurant, which snagged the outstanding service award after being nominated in that category for the past three years. At the Streeterville restaurant, women are given stools on which to rest their handbags, and every diner leaves with a little bag of baked goodies.
The only other Chicago winner was chef Grant Achatz of Alinea restaurant, who was named best chef in the Great Lakes region. His competition included fellow Chicago chefs Bruce Sherman of North Pond and Carrie Nahabedian of Naha.
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