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America's Best New Chefs
1994

Rick Tramonto

Tru
676 N. St. Clair St.
Chicago, Illinois
312-202-0001

Tramonto’s Steak &, Osteria di Tramonto, RT Lounge and Gale’s Coffee Bar
601 N Milwaukee Ave
Wheeling, Illinois
847-777-6500

A spacious white-on-white dining room sets off Tramonto’s winsome presentations—such as caviar on a glass staircase—and Gand’s divine sweets.

Where are they now?

Following Tru’s huge success, Tramonto and Gale Gand—the pastry chef who is his culinary partner and fellow Best New Chef—started their own company, Cenitare restaurant group, in 2005. Cenitare manages four properties in the Westin on Chicago’s North Shore—Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood, Osteria di Tramonto, RT Lounge and Gale’s Coffee Bar—and they plan to expand the restaurants nationally.

Won Best New Chef at: Trio, Evanston, IL


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American Brasserie
Rick Tramonto Gale Gand
IDG Books Worldwide

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