She regularly invites homeless folk into her restaurant to eat for free, and she has multiple departments in her kitchen that serve as rotating slots for homeless individuals to work as they get back on their feet.
Stephanie Izard: Girl & The Goat
Stephanie Izard was the first woman to ever win Top Chef, and Girl & The Goat is her most popular, highest critically acclaimed restaurant to date. This restaurant serves all of its dishes family-style, meaning that you serve yourself, and your guests, from the same large plate and share your dishes.
Girl & The Goat serves regional cuisine and wild game, focusing on seasonal ingredients and ethically sourced meats to create an unforgettable, and expensive, dining experience. This restaurant regularly closes during times where there are no local ingredients available, so make sure you carve out some time for yourself when you’re passing through Chicago.
Kandi Burruss: Old Lady Gang
This family-owned restaurant celebrates all that is good and pure in southern food. When Kandi Burruss moved from NYC back to Georgia, she, her mother, and her two aunts decided to open a restaurant. The original Old Lady Gang was what her mother and her sisters used to call themselves when they hung out, and that usually entailed cooking for their entire family.