CHICAGO — Five members of Chicago's culinary world have been named as inductees to the Chicago Culinary Museum and Chefs Hall of Fame.
This year's inductees, will be honored in a ceremony on Thursday at Castle, 632 N. Dearborn St., include:
• Chef of the Year Stephanie Izard, chef of two West Loop restaurants — Girl & the Goat and Little Goat — as well as the first woman to win the Bravo reality show "Top Chef."
• Pastry Chef of the Year Gale Gand, who recently teamed up with The Hearty Boys to open SpritzBurger in Lakeview.
• This year's "legendary chef" Michael Kornick, the restaurateur behind mk in River North, as well as DMK Burger Bar and Fish Bar in Lakeview.
• This year's "industry leader" Phil Stefani, who owns and operates 15 restaurant and event venues, including several in Downtown and Navy Pier.
• This year's "industry legend" Larry Levy, whose Levy Restaurants serves Wrigley Field, U.S. Cellular Field and the United Center.
Tickets may be bought here.
Last year, six people were honored, including chefs Paul Kahan and Alain Roby.
For more neighborhood news, listen to DNAinfo Radio here: