
This Feb. 12, 2014, shows a table setting in an upstairs dining room in chef Paul Kahan's restaurant Nico Osteria in Chicago. Kahan is executive chef and one of the owners of One Off Hospitality, working together with his partners _ including Donnie Madia, nominated for best restaurateur in this year’s Beard Awards _ to run seven restaurants in Chicago. He counts among his fans Anthony Bourdain and first lady Michelle Obama, and last year shared the Beard Award for best chef with New York’s David Chang, the man behind the Momofuko restaurants.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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