Jean Joho's Everest Turns 30

Fine French restaurants have come and gone in Chicago (and fine-dining restaurants have mostly gone), but one has lasted 30 years. Everest celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. The Michelin-starred restaurant opened in partnership with Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises on the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange building in 1986.

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"Trends come and go, but class always stays," Joho said.

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Met him within days of him coming to Chi to work for George Badonsky on Maxim's. My girlfriend worked @ Tango in the Belmont Hotel and he was hanging around w/not much to do (or English for that matter). We took him to dinner @ Happi Sushi on Clark and Newport. This is 85 or so. Great chef. Gave me a recipe that was more of a drawing for pike mousseline that I still have from when he worked @ L'auberge d'ill in Alsace.