Curtis Duffy
Affiliation
Ever
Three Michelin stars at Grace (2015-2018)
i. Biography
Curtis Duffy is the chef and owner of Ever in Chicago, a two-Michelin-star restaurant that opened in 2020, following the closure of his three-Michelin-star restaurant Grace in 2018. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he graduated from Ohio State University before training at Charlie Trotter's, Trio, Alinea, and Avenues at The Peninsula Chicago, where he earned two Michelin stars. He won the James Beard Foundation's Best Chef: Great Lakes award in 2016 and authored the memoir Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef.
The Archive
Selected Works & Focus Areas
Focus 01
Three Michelin stars at Grace (2015-2018)
Focus 02
Two Michelin stars at Ever (2021-2023)
Focus 03
James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes (2016)
Focus 04
Memoir Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef