The Chicago lineage
107 venues and 96 people make up the Chicago hospitality scene on Guild — the rooms that mattered, the people they formed, and where those people went next. Curated from public sources, corrected by the people who were there.
Masters of Chicago
All 96 →NK
Najat Kaanache
Chef
JK
Jordan Kahn
United States
DS
Daniele Sperindio
Chef-owner
Singapore
GA
Grant Achatz
Chef-Owner
Chicago, United States
LW
Lee Wolen
Executive Chef
United States
BK
Brad Kilgore
Chef-Owner
United States
OC
Oriol Castro
Chef-Owner
Barcelona, Spain, Spain
PP
Pasi Petänen
Chef-Owner
Australia
NE
Niclas Ekstedt
Chef-Owner
Sweden
MB
Manu Buffara
Chef-Owner
MA
Matt Accarrino
United States
PC
Peter Cuong Mai
Executive Chef
United States
BA
Bjoern Alexander Panek
Chef
Singapore, Germany
GK
Genie Kwon
Pastry Chef/Owner
Chicago, United States
MK
Matt Kirkley
Chef
United States
JS
John Shields
Chef-Owner
Chicago, United States
TB
Tiago Bonito
Head Chef
Portugal
DP
David Posey
Chef-Owner
United States
MC
Michael Carlson
Chef-Owner
United States
GA
Gonzalo Aramburu
Chef-Owner
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentina
AS
Alex Stupak
United States
PK
Patrick Kriss
Chef-Owner
Toronto, Canada
DP
Doug Psaltis
Corporate Chef
United States
SR
Shaun Rankin
The rooms that matter
All 107 →Alinea
Restaurant · Modernist tasting menu · The Alinea Group
Smyth
Restaurant · Contemporary tasting menu
Charlie Trotter's
Restaurant · Modern American fine dining · Closed
Oriole
Restaurant · Contemporary tasting menu
Boka
Restaurant · Seasonal American fine dining
Elske
Restaurant · Contemporary Danish
Monteverde
Restaurant · Modern Italian
MxM
School
Schwa
Restaurant · Punky tasting menu
Aviary
Bar · Experimental cocktail bar
Momotaro
Restaurant · Modern Japanese restaurant
Wherewithall
Restaurant · Modern American bistro · Closed
Indienne
Restaurant · Progressive Indian fine dining
Tru
Restaurant · Progressive French fine dining · Closed
FIRE
Restaurant · The Alinea Group · Closed
L2O
Restaurant · Modern seafood tasting menu · Closed
Grace
Restaurant · Modern tasting menu · Closed
Le Perroquet
Restaurant · Nouvelle French fine dining · Closed
Vong
Restaurant · Thai kitchen · Closed
Acadia
Restaurant · Closed
Bistrot Margot
Restaurant · Closed
Bub City
Restaurant
Drumbar
Bar
Frontera Grill
Restaurant