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On the heels of a newly coveted Michelin star, chef Jake Potashnick of Feld is still just processing the fact that his Ukrainian Village restaurant lives to see another winter.

He’s chuffed — completely. Creating his own restaurant has been a dream since he was 7 years old. But a star within 16 months of being open is unmistakably impressive, and something he struggles to wrap his head around.

Potashnick, a 32-year-old Chicago native who cooked in the highest-caliber kitchens of Japan, Sweden, France and Germany before returning home in 2022, knows Feld’s farm-focused menu that evolves each day is worthy of the accolade. The surprising bit is that the Michelin inspectors recognized a kitchen that does things so differently, Potashnick told th

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