BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA ILLINOIS Besides talent, creativity, and ambition, these star chefs share one more distinctions: they're all former F&W 'Best New Chefs'. Illinois is the current home base for some of these 'superchefs'. Ask our Culinary Specialists to help you with your travel and dinner reservations! Blackbird Kahan does showy but soulful Euro-American food in a minimalist white boite. (619 W.Randolph St.; 312-715-0708) Everest A swanky room at mountaintop altitude makes a perfect match for Joho's haute, luxe French dishes. (619 W. Randolph St.; 312-663-8920) Frontera
Grill and Topolobampo Adjacent places, one fancy and one plain, serve Mexican-food ambassador Bayless' beautiful regional cuisine. (445 N. Clark St.; 312-661-1434) Kevin A relaxed, brick-walled space displays Shikami's refreshing Japanese-American hybrid cuisine, which goes easy on butter and cream. (9 W. Hubbard St.; 312-595-0055) NoMI Gamba cooks Asian-spiked French in a gorgeous, wood-rich room. (800 N. Michigan Ave.; (312-239-7300) Tru A spacious white-on-white dining room sets off Tramonto's winsome presentations, such as caviar on a glass staircase - and Gand's divine sweets. (676 N. St. Clair St.; 312-202-0001) Elaine Three compact rooms in a house that dates back to the mid-nineteenth century are the setting for Cizma's robust new-American dishes. (10 W. Jackson St., Naperville; 630-548-3100) Gabriel's Viti's luxurious Italian-French food walks the line between traditional and inventive. (310 Green Bay Rd., Highwood; 847-433-0031) Le
Francais Yamauchi's creative cooking works a wide variety of international ingredients into French dishes, making a splendid new era for a storied institution. (269 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling; 847-541-7470) Trio His imaginative combinations,such as foie gras with roasted bananas in a chocolate-sweet onion sauce, aren't just risky; they're delicious, too. (3625 Hinman Ave., Evanston; 847-733-8746) Thanks
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