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Photos: Chicago’s 2023 Michelin star winners

by Edinburg Post Report

November 6, 2023

in Health • Food

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The 2023 Michelin Guide Ceremony on Nov. 7, 2023, gave Smyth a third Michelin star, Daisies received a green star for sustainability, and newcomers to the list, Indienne and Atelier, each received a Michelin star. Atelier’s chef Christian Hunter was one of the recipients of the Michelin Young Chef Award.

Chicago restaurants that maintained their one-star rating are Boka, EL Ideas, Elske, Esmé, Galit, Kasama, Mako, Next, Omakase Yume, Porto, Schwa, Sepia, Temporis and Topolobampo. Chicago restaurants with two stars still are Ever, Moody Tongue and Oriole.

Josh Perlman of Giant earned one of Michelin’s Outstanding Service awards this year, while Monica Casillas-Rios of Elske won for exceptional cocktails and Alex Ring of Sepia won the Sommelier Award.

3 stars: Smyth

Chef/owner John Shields, right, celebrates Smyth being awarded a third Michelin star with his staff on Nov. 8, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Charred octopus with shishito and shelling beans at Smyth and The Loyalist in 2016. — 3 stars: Smyth

Chefs and owners John Shields and Karen Urie Shields at Smyth and The Loyalist at 177 N. Ada St. in Chicago in 2016. — 3 stars: Smyth

Chef Sujan Sarkar at his restaurant Indienne, 217 W. Huron St. in Chicago, on Oct. 13, 2022. — 1 star: Indienne

An egg dish at Indienne on Oct. 13, 2022. — 1 star: Indienne

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. — Green star: Daisies

The salmon collars at Daisies on May 10, 2023. — Green star: Daisies

Chef/owner Curtis Duffy at Ever on Aug. 27, 2020, in Chicago. — 2 stars: Ever

Tomato with watermelon, brioche and arugula at Ever on Aug. 27, 2020, in Chicago. — 2 stars: Ever

Chef Jared Wentworth, left, and brewmaster Jared Rouben at Moody Tongue on April 28, 2021, in Chicago. — 2 stars: Moody Tongue

Maine lobster, paired with pressed Asian pear saison, at Moody Tongue in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2020. — 2 stars: Moody Tongue

Oriole general manager Cara Sandoval, left, and chef Noah Sandoval in the private dining room at Oriole on June 9, 2021, in Chicago. — 2 stars: Oriole

Gianduja dessert with pretzel lavash, raclette and black currant in 2016 at Oriole. — 2 stars: Oriole

Chef Lee Wolen at Boka in Chicago in 2020. — 1 star: Boka

The crudo at Boka in Chicago in 2020. — 1 star: Boka

Chef Phillip Foss prepares the peas with buttermilk, coppa and lavender at EL Ideas in 2013. — 1 star: EL Ideas

Celery root, hazelnut and licorice sweetbreads at EL Ideas in 2013. — 1 star: EL Ideas

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. — 1 star: Elske

The sweetbreads at Elske in 2017. — 1 star: Elske

Jenner Tomaska, seated, and his wife and business partner Katrina Bravo at their Chicago restaurant Esmé on Sept. 17, 2021. — 1 star: Esmé

The "Bean Bowl" dish at Esmé on Sept. 17, 2021. — 1 star: Esmé

Chef Zach Engel, left, and general manager Andres Clavero on June 12, 2019, at Galit. — 1 star: Galit

The carrots with cumin-orange glaze, Bulgarian feta and hazelnut duqqa at Galit in 2019. — 1 star: Galit

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. — 1 star: Kasama

The caviar at Kasama on Dec. 9, 2021. — 1 star: Kasama

Chef B.K. Park prepares eel in the open kitchen at Mako on Nov. 21, 2019, in Chicago. — 1 star: Mako

The sashimi at Mako includes kinmedai, shima aji, manakatsuo and chutoro on Nov. 21, 2019. — 1 star: Mako

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. — 1 star: Next

1 star: Next

The Hollywood menu at Next restaurant featured “Gone with the Caviar” movie themed food in 2017.
(Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Chef Sangtae Park smokes a piece of salmon at Omakase Yume on Feb. 5, 2019, in Chicago. — 1 star: Omakase Yume

Ika, seared squid, prepared by chef Sangtae Park at Omakase Yume on Feb. 5, 2019, in Chicago. — 1 star: Omakase Yume

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. — 1 star: Porto

Oysters three ways are flamed with Serrano Ham fat at Porto, April 28, 2021. — 1 star: Porto

A dish with beets at Schwa on Ashland Avenue in 2006. — 1 star: Schwa

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. — 1 star: Sepia

Halibut, morels, white asparagus, spring onions and brioche at Sepia on June 20, 2018. — 1 star: Sepia

Temporis owner Sam Plotnick, from left, pastry chef Jacquelyn Paternico and chef Troy Jorge on Oct. 22, 2019, at Temporis in West Town. — 1 star: Temporis

The pork belly with tamarind, quince and red cabbage at Temporis in 2019. — 1 star: Temporis

Chef Rick Bayless, owner of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, on Nov. 25, 2020, in Chicago. — 1 star: Topolobampo

1 star: Topolobampo

“Wonder, All’s Right” is on the art menu, food inspired by paintings, at Topolobampo’s in 2015. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)

Originally Published: Nov 09, 2023 at 3:27 pm

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