CHICAGO — Here's what we're reading before rolling out for the weekend. Just kidding, we work all weekend but you don't!
Meet the Anti-Gordon Ramsey: The screaming chef is a staple of reality TV. Iliana Regan, owner of Michelin-starred Elizabeth in Lincoln Square, argues there's a gentler way to lead a kitchen staff. Her response to a question posed by Lucky Peach — how to change the kitchen culture — offers readers a unique glimpse into the mind of the up-and-coming star.
"As chefs we are teachers and if we are ridiculing our students, who we haven't properly taught, we are at fault," she writes.
"If they are not cleaning correctly, I make sure that I am. If they are not cooking or plating right, I made sure that I am. If they are not coming in on time, I make sure that I am. If they are not noticing that water glasses need to be refilled for guests, I make sure that I am."
The Most Dangerous Man in Football: ESPN's deep dive into the post-football life of former San Francisco 49er Chris Borland mesmerized reporter Heather Cherone, who grew up worshipping legendary Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka and the 1985 Bears. Borland, who retired after his rookie season for fear that repeated head trauma would destroy his chance for a meaningful life once his playing days were over, finds himself torn between the game he loved and his certainty that those who play it are slowly killing themselves.
Who is Marc Jacobs? After decades of independence, Marc Jacobs, the fashion designer who has a store at 1714 N. Damen Ave. in Wicker Park/Bucktown, will be allegedly taking his company public within the next several months, New York Times reports. So for fans and future stockholders to get an idea of who the man behind the clothes might be, a reporter sat down for a 90-minute and 18 cigarette lunch with Jacobs, and surmised that the designer "wants to make precious things that people aren’t precious about." Having been seeing therapists since age 7, the 52-year-old New Yorker has a one-word tattoo on his wrist, an all-caps “perfect,” reminding him that he’s exactly who and where he’s supposed to be at that moment, and that everything is good because it’s there. Read more about Marc (who prefers first names only) here.
