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Ian Schrager Gushes About the New Pump Room
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Seven Questions for Ian Schrager
Schrager bought the Ambassador East Hotel and its legendary restaurant, the Pump Room, in April 2010. Yesterday, he announced his plans to reinvent the hotel as Public Chicago... Read more
Dish Flash: Ian Schrager’s Plans for the Ambassador East and the Pump Room—Public and Jean-Georges Vongerichten
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
No one knew exactly what to expect when Ian Schrager bought the Ambassador East hotel (1301 N. State Pkwy.), home of The Pump Room, the most famous restaurant in the city for decades. Dish got a look at the official release on the project. The hotel will be called Public, and it will emphasize service over extravagance. The restaurant will still be called The Pump Room, and, confirming the unconfirmed rumors Dish had been hearing... Read more
Geno Bahena Returns with Danzón Restaurante
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
A Stroke of Geno
Geno Bahena, the well-traveled veteran of Los Moles, Real Tenochtitlán, Tepatulco, Deliciosoy Sabroso Grill, Chilpancingo, Ixcapuzalco, and Frontera Grill, is on the verge of another opening: Danzón Restaurante... Read more
Former Chicago Athletes: Where Are They Now?
By Michell Eloy, Geoffrey Johnson, Jenna Marotta, Graham Meyer, and Shane Tritsch
What do star athletes do after their playing days are over? We tracked down a onetime Bears cornerback who’s now a practicing dentist and a missionary; a former Blackhawks star who copilots jetliners; an ex-Cub who became a jazz trumpeter; and more Read more