Grace

"It was the second abrupt shutter in the space in three years, following the well-publicized demise of three-Michelin-starred Grace." - Naomi Waxman

"They’ve been missing Duffy’s food, including an inventive vegetarian menu, since Grace closed in 2017. Critics described Grace’s closing as a damaging blow to the city’s food scene." - Ashok Selvam

"Grace was a highly acclaimed three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Chicago's West Loop, known for its fine dining experience. It closed in December 2017 after the departure of its key figures, Curtis Duffy and Michael Muser, due to differences with the main investor." - Daniel Gerzina

"Grace, the decorated restaurant that closed in December after Curtis Duffy walked out in the midst of a wave of discontent between the star chef and its owner, will be replaced this fall by a Japanese-French fine dining restaurant." - Ashok Selvam

"One of Chicago’s most sophisticated restaurants, the three-Michelin-starred Grace shut down abruptly in December last year, shortly after chef Curtis Duffy and general manager Michael Muser left the restaurant. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the restaurant investor Michael Olszewski fired Muser, which led chef Duffy to quit. That sparked a massive exodus of kitchen staff one day later, sealing the fate of the progressive restaurant." - Kenneth Goh