The Elizabeth Chicago
Apartment complex · West Town ·
Luxury apartments with pool, gym, business center, city views
Luxury apartments with pool, gym, business center, city views
"A Michelin-starred Chicago restaurant led by former wonder chef Lane Regan, who brought a distinct forager’s perspective to the city. Regan “held a certain affinity for bear,” serving the animal “in a variety of ways to anxious diners who perhaps expected A5 wagyu on their plates instead,” and also staged underground dinners that became part of the venue’s draw. Regan left Chicago in 2019, and the restaurant closed in 2022 after their departure." - Ashok Selvam
"For a decade in Lincoln Square, Iliana Regan’s “new gatherer cuisine” often mixed her love of the woods with unexpected pop-culture forays; the restaurant, which opened in 2012 after Regan’s pop-up dinners, became known for serving vegetation foraged in the woods, local bear, and other ingredients no Chicago restaurant dared serve. That adventurous Midwestern cooking drew national critics and culinary tourists, and Regan staged occasional themed meals inspired by video games, Wes Anderson films, Game of Thrones and nostalgic Nintendo games. Regan quietly handed the restaurant to Tim Lacey in 2020, and under Lacey and executive chef Ian Jones it maintained Regan’s standards—Michelin inspectors awarded Elizabeth a star earlier this year—but it will close after service on Thursday, December 22. Lacey plans a few minor cosmetic changes and will replace it next year with a new tasting‑menu restaurant called Atelier with a new chef; he is interviewing candidates to replace Jones. Regan, who has returned to Chicago for the winter and will be promoting her memoir Fieldwork next year, wrote that Lacey has the “right idea,” that she’s happy for him, and that while the space once bore her name it hasn’t been her restaurant for over two years." - Ashok Selvam
"The Chicago fine-dining restaurant adapted to sourcing challenges by developing an alternative vegan caviar made from fermented broccoli seeds, which are brined (colored with charcoal powder) and texturized with shio koji and xanthan gum, then finished with sea grapes for an oceanic note. The head chef framed the element as a luxury ingredient on the tasting menu aimed at meeting guest demand for vegan options, while acknowledging trade-offs in texture and unctuousness compared with traditional caviar." - Jaya Saxena
"Iliana Regan’s acclaimed Chicago restaurant, Elizabeth, is presented in her memoir Burn the Place as the culmination of the path she took through life and the restaurant world; the book recounts her life in and out of restaurants—focusing on her family, her addition, and her identity just as much as the food itself—tracing how she arrived at opening Elizabeth." - Eater Staff
"An acclaimed Chicago restaurant opened by chef Iliana Regan; the chef’s memoir traces her life in and out of restaurants — focusing on family, addiction, and identity as much as the food — and describes how those personal experiences shaped the restaurant’s conception and reputation for thoughtful, emotionally resonant cooking." - Sonia Chopra
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