John Manion
Last-known location Executive chef of Wicker Park’s Mas, which, before it closed earlier this year, was among the first hot spots along the now-gentrified Division Street, earning loyal followers for its innovative Nuevo Latino eats and drinks.
Update Manion, 37, has been consulting, including working on menus for Rockstar Dogs and The Old Oak Tap, a bar opening in September at 2109 West Chicago Avenue. He continues to work with his Mas partners on the food menu at Motel Bar and is looking to open an Argentine-style street pizza and empanada restaurant. “Nowadays all the bars are full of hipster kids with backwards hats,” Manion says. “I want to open a solo project that appeals to my generation.”