Chicago's Top Chef-Style Speakeasy Dinner

The best meals in the city aren't always served in a restaurant. Once a month, Valerie Bolon (left) of Top Chef Season 4 fame, and Personal Chef Rachel Winpar (right) bring around 25 people together in a downtown condo for an event they've dubbed the Culinary Speakeasy.

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