Have you seen me?

Ryan Poli
Last-known location Combining styles of avant-garde Spanish cuisine and old-school gourmet French for attention-getting results at the West Loop’s Butter. The restaurant was sold to Really Nice Restaurants in 2006 and is now a private party space.
Update After getting out of Butter, Poli headed for Spain, where he staged in the kitchens of El Celler de Can Roca in Girona and Alkimia in Barcelona. Poli honed his pastry skills at Alkimia and says that after running his own kitchens, working as the low man again taught him how to manage young line cooks. He’ll have another shot at it when he takes the helm as chef de cuisine at Perennial (1800 N Lincoln Ave; slated to open late June).

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