A new three star restaurant for Chicago in the Michelin Guide Chicago 2015

Grace has been promoted to three star status in this year’s Chicago Michelin guide. It means it becomes just one of two restaurants in the Chicago food scene to hold this prestigious accolade. The brilliant chef Curtis Duffy creates contemporary seasonal tasting menus at Grace that are both as modern and stylish as the setting in the West Loop. Grace joins Chicago's perennial three-star restaurant, Alinea, which maintained its rank in the 2015 edition of the Michelin Guide. "Curtis Duffy is undeniably one of the pillars of the Chicago culinary landscape, having worked with several of the city's top chefs, and also having earned two Michelin stars as chef de cuisine at Avenues in the Peninsula hotel. His cuisine is elegant and refined, showing a mastery of technique and an extraordinary harmony in textures and flavors. Grace is a stunning example of the creativity and daring that characterizes fine dining in Chicago. With the award of the third Michelin star, Curtis Duffy confirms his position as a member of the culinary elite in the country," said Michael Ellis, international director of the Michelin Guide. "This year has been particularly rich for the dining scene in the U.S. With the addition of Grace, there are now three new restaurants that have been awarded three stars for 2015, Michelin's highest honor. This clearly illustrates the remarkable evolution of the American culinary scene, which