Chicago's Biggest Sweetheart Shows Off Her Amazing Digs
By Rebecca Taras, Photographed by Heather Talbert

Since you seem to have an affinity for France based on your experience at Le Cordon Bleu, are there any Parisian influences in your home?
"Yes! I have tons of cooking equipment that I bought at E. Dehillerin in les Halles at 18-20 Rue Coquillière; a Baccarat chandelier at the flagship Baccarat store at 11 Place des États-Unis; books from the stalls on the Sienne; and an inlaid wood end table found at the Parisian flea market. I am also an obsessed avid collector of European hotel and restaurant ashtrays and bottle openers."



















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