"A Michelin-starred fine-dining establishment celebrated for an inventive vegetarian tasting menu; the chef-owner publicly praised a pioneering vegetarian cookbook author, saying her two volumes were the only cookbooks from which he had cooked every single recipe, highlighting the author's significant influence on upscale approaches to vegetable cuisine." - Aimee Levitt
"A rigorous Chicago kitchen described as cutthroat, sterile, and stripped-down; the intense environment forced the chef to question many assumptions about cooking and the restaurant world." - Brenna Houck