Editorial Review

Partnering with Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm (BOKA and Perennial), "Top Chef" Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard has opened the doors to her long-awaited West Loop restaurant. Design firm 555 International is behind the wall-length open kitchen, beautiful Ipe hardwood floors and the vintage fireboxes hovering over the classy bar, but it's Chef Izard who's behind the small, almost global, plate menu. Catch site of her curly head bobbing in front of the expo line as she hands out smoked goat pizza, pork belly crudo, laughing bird shrimp, grilled lamb ribs and, get this, "Crispy pig face." (No, seriously, get it. Just don't think about what it is.)