Chez Mikey

06/24/2024

Absolutely beautiful and created by one of our hosts! Bye-bye, spring...HELLO SUMMER 🌞

06/22/2024

A belated birthday 🎂 post for a fun, repeat client that gave us free reign on the menu. Thank you for a night to remember!
salad

04/13/2024

As a kid, I had amazing pizza in France at Italian restaurants and hole in the wall tarte Flambée restaurants. With half the weight of a neopolitan style pie, this epically thin crust is usually done up with bacon, onions, and a combo of creme fraiche and fromage blanc. We made some as well with margarita toppings. Love this little ooni oven! Really fires 🔥 up!

03/08/2024

Vegan linguine with king mushroom 🍄 scallops, greenbeans almondine, and potato skins.
➡️ Client request, Chef and staff approved 🤌

02/14/2024

When your mother-in-law turns 65, your father-in-law turns 70 AND it's Korean Lunar Year?!...you treat them out to dinner with a view, a variety show, and thank them for all of their hard work. They are the real OG's who immigrated here from South Korea, started their business in Wicker Park, and raised three kids knowing little to no English. Mr. and Mrs. Kim eventually ended up learning two languages (English & Spanish) all on their own & I'm so honored to call them my family ❤️

01/16/2024

Dolsot Bibimbap: a Korean rice dish where bibim means "mixing" and bap is cooked rice. It is served in a bowl of warm white rice topped with sautéed, seasoned vegetables, gochujang, egg, and sliced beef. Mix, stir together & voila.

My wife loves it served in a traditional Korean hot clay pot "dolsot" as it continues to cook while keeping the dish EXTRA hot...until the very last bite!

12/18/2023

The art of making 🤌

12/18/2023

Melting compound butter. Individual Charcuterie boards. Agnolotti pasta. Drip cake. Good company. These are a few of our favorite things ✨️

09/24/2023

A NEW dish is available with Chez Mikey! Tteok-galbi! "Tteok" means rice cake in Korean, and "Galbi" means ribs. It was given this name because the process of cutting, marinating, and shaping the meat is similar to the process of making a rice cake. Tteok-galbi was a beef dish in Korean royal court cuisine. It is said that the dish was created because it wasn't befitting for kings to gnaw on galbi-gui (grilled short ribs). It is just as tasty as traditional galbi, yet more tender!

This was a welcome surprise to try for the first time visiting Jeonju Hanok Village, South Korea. Jeonju is known as the food capital of South Korea and has preserved its traditional architecture mixed in with modern-day living. We are inspired to bring a little piece of Jeonju to Chicago!

07/29/2023

"It was a splendid event. A big part of the success was due to you and your team, who, as always, made the event seamless and extremely tasty. I look forward to seeing you again in the future."

07/14/2023

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! We had the honor of not only meeting but also cooking for the author herself for this special Book Launch Party.

Carolyn Armstrong is the author of Earth-friendly middle grade fiction "At The Edge Of The Ice." A former educator and now an imperfect environmentalist, she blends her love of travel and animal well-being into her stories. In her own words "I literally traveled to the ends of the Earth, so I could write a story that taught you something important and was also super interesting! And while I was reading and writing, I was also learning how to become an eco warrior in my own home and community. I'm inviting you to join me in this quest to make our world a cleaner, healthier place for all of us" -Carolyn

An excerpt from the book:

"Sydney Cabella talks to animals. Big animals. Wild animals. Endangered animals. They never talk back. Until one day, they do. An intuitive eleven-year-old Sydney, her brainiac twin sister Sierra, and her photojournalist parents arrive at Svalbard, a tiny group of Norwegian islands near the North Pole. As the family explores the Arctic ecosystem, Sydney accidentally hits her head and when she wakes up, the impossible has happened: she can talk to animals and the animals can finally talk back!"

07/05/2023

Nothing quite like homemade made with freshly picked 🍓 thank you

06/29/2023

How to pull off an unforgettable birthday dinner...

1. Hire Chez Mikey
2. Request Randy as your server 🙌
We're so happy to have him on our team!

06/27/2023

Anniversary for two ❤️
#2005

06/13/2023

Business for Breakfast is coming up on June 21st. Lynn Sanders will be presenting -- read more about her when you register. Join us!

04/17/2023

Late Night Cocktail Birthday Party for 45? ✅️
Vibing with new friends? ✅️
Dipping our feet in the pool? 💯 ✅️

What a fun night celebrating the birthday girl! Until next time!

04/09/2023

Is your child a visual learner or simply loves reading graphic novels? We highly recommend the book called Cook Korean! by Robin Ha. Fun to look at and easy to use, her colorful and humorous comics fully illustrate the steps and ingredients needed to bring more than sixty dishes to life. We were able to accomplish 3 recipes in 90 minutes!

03/18/2023

Celebrating our sweet Samantha's birthday early since she has spring break next week! With each age, you grow with more compassion for the world and remind us to spread kindness. Starting off with one oreo dream cheesecake at a time 😉

02/14/2023

Wishing all our friends & family a wonderful Valentine's Day! 💝 This was raised & consumed by our family friend, where I had the unique opportunity to cook it for him & his wife. Nothing tastes better when it's beef straight out of your friend's farm!

01/10/2023

Shout out to our server, Randy, for the beautiful work & helping me pump out this 7 course meal!

01/08/2023

Ringing in the 2023 starting off with traditional Korean New Years soup aka "Tteokguk!" The oval shape of the rice cakes symbolize coins 🪙 for prosperity. They are cut from long ropes of rice cake representing a healthy life. The white color signifies purity and the fresh start of a new year

What a wonderful way to break bread with our dear friends. Chef even got to chat with after! 🫶💖

12/20/2022

It's always a fun time with repeat clients, especially during the holidays. Tomahawk veal chops were requested & it was a HUGE hit!

12/16/2022

It's ❤️

11/15/2022

I first saw this cake on a show called Great Chefs of America when I was thirteen years old. It was from a local restaurant called Winnetka Grill. I guess you can say it was one of my earliest culinary challenges as a young chef. And it's still a hit today-even with the pickiest of eaters!

11/14/2022

Tis the season for duck confit! Features mouth watering duck, potatoes, drizzled in Iranian saffron hollandaise, and brussel sprouts. Top it off with micro greens 🍃 the perfect comfort food on a cold day!

10/19/2022

10/12/2022

Ready for 🧑‍🍳 Have you booked Chez Mikey for your Howl-O-Ween party yet?

Hosting a party? Let us help you make the perfect meal!

09/05/2022

For the best photo 📸 feed the kids brownies first.

07/27/2022

Bruschetta dressed in balsamic vinaigrette. Tomatoes 🍅 and herbs 🌿 were grown locally. 10/10 would recommend.

07/25/2022

2022 is the year of weddings and a whole lot of bachelorette parties! And what better way to kick off the celebrations than with mouthwatering appetizers from Chez Mikey. Congratulations to the bride-to-be Rebecca! You and your friends were a fun crowd to cook for! We wish you all the happiness and love ❤️