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2014 - Issue 3 - May/June

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BBQ goes upscale at Chicago q (ABOVE), where the handsome, homey décor is the perfect match for the charm of chef Lee Ann Whippen (LEFT). PHOTOGRAPHY BY GALDONES PHOTOGRAPHY "C oming to Chicago was a good decision," says Chicago q chef/ partner Lee Ann Whippen, who in 2010 made the move from Chesapeake, Virginia, at the behest of Chicago q owner Fred Latsko—even though it meant leaving behind her acclaimed restaurant Wood Chick's, which she closed last year. Explains the petite blonde, "It allowed me to do barbecue I couldn't do in Virginia." Four years later, that barbecue—with artisanal house-made rubs on everything from Wagyu brisket to Whippen's award-winning pulled pork— has made the New Jersey – raised chef 's refined Gold Coast destination a continued on page 96 Haute Home Cooking A PIONEER OF THE CITY'S HOMESTYLE CUISINE TREND, BARBECUE QUEEN LEE ANN WHIPPEN CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY AT CHICAGO Q. BY ARI BENDERSKY 94 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM THIS ISSUE: WARMING TRENDS 094-098_MA_ST_SMD-GuidedTour_May-June_14.indd 94 4/14/14 2:10 PM

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