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Matthew Kirkley, 28
Chef at L2O (2300 N Lincoln Park West, 773-868-0002)
Previous gigs Line cook at Seasons, cook at NoMI, sous chef at Joel Robuchon, sous chef at one sixtyblue, corporate chef at Lettuce Entertain You
Signature dish Bouillabaisse, currently �with scorpion fish, daurade, clams, fennel and tomato confit�
Favorite fall dish �Ocean trout [with] pigeon, carrot, cabbage [and] pigeon consomm�
Indispensable kitchen tool Sautoir pan, a saut� pan with flat sides
Dream project A restaurant inspired by the Brittany peninsula in France. �Great seafood, cheese, butter, oysters, cr�pes�
For lunch today, I ate Black coffee
Nominated by Carrie Nahabedian (Naha)
�[He] is doing real well at L2O. And we all know how hard that was to come into the kitchen after the Laurent [Gras] departure.�
20 chefs to watch
We asked top Chicago toques to nominate the under-the-radar chefs quietly cooking up a storm in kitchens all over town. (One restriction: Chefs were not allowed to nominate employees of their own restaurants.) You may not know their faces or names (yet), but these 20 up-and-comers are anything but flashes in the pan.
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