El Ideas

French fries and frosty 4ever bi***es 🍟🥤🫶

Oatmeal cr****ie by .jo.99 with smoked delicé de bourgogne filling and toasted fig leaf powder (photo by )

Wagyu beef by inspired by and their 'crying tiger beef' Brian loves so much... charred striploin is paired with kohlrabi, daikon, pickled papaya, ramps, cilantro, thai basil, toasted rice and ovaltine peanuts

Long Island duck by - bulgogi maitake, blueberry ssamjang, nori, and duck fat butterscotch
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Breakfast for dinner by .jo.99 - golden kaluga caviar, home fries, malted waffle, maple gel, carrot bacon and orange juice

White asparagus wellington - creamed spinach, egg yolk, grapefruit, tarragon and bearnaise (photo by )

EL ideas is proud to welcome Winery from Napa Valley for a collaborative dinner!!

When: Wednesday, April 29th at 6pm
Where: El Ideas, 2419 w 14th St, Chicago
Cost: $220/person (plus tax and service charge)

At the core of Napa Valley's Impensata Winery, is a long-term commitment and thoroughly Italian philosophy, Festina Lente, or “make haste slowly.” Impensata is inspired by the iconoclastic winemakers of modern Italy who eschew convention in favor of innovation.

Impensata Wines to be poured:
2023 Estate Ciminelli Sauvignon Blanc
2024 Estate Ciminelli Sauvignon Blanc
2109 Howell Mountain, Los Posadas, Proprietary Red
2021 Estate Calistoga Engelhard Vineyard, Proprietary Red
2018 Ecotone Merlot

We're very excited for this host this special evening, so email us at [email protected] to reserve your space!!

Hi all, chef Phillip here... On behalf of Akiko and myself - and with deep gratitude to our guests and team past and present - we are deeply honored to receive the 2026 semi-finalist nomination for Outstanding Restaurant. We are humbled to be on the list with so many incredible establishments, and to represent Chicago alongside our friends 🥂Let's go Chicago!!

Lobster jibarito at El by chef