Have you seen me?

John Bubala
Last-known location For the past 10 years, this cigar-chomping, wild-haired bon vivant ran his restaurants Thyme, Thyme Café, Baccalà and Timo (the last of the clan, which closed on New Year’s Eve 2007), slinging rustic Mediterranean fare punctuated by heaping plates of pork in every conceivable incarnation.
Update Bubala says he’s “living the dream,” spending time with his three young kids, playing baseball six days a week, exploring the back alleys of Chinatown and the taquerias of the North Side. He also teaches the breakfast class at Kendall College, where the school dress code requires him to don a tall toque and checked chef’s pants and shave regularly. “That’s the toughest part,” he says. “I gotta shave everyday.”

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