Curtis Duffy is a three-Michelin-star chef, earning that recognition a remarkable four straight years from 2015-2018. Curtis’ new restaurant, Ever, is his magnificent obsession. It is slated to open in Chicago in 2020.
Duffy has earned numerous accolades, including Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star rating, AAA’s Five-Diamond rating, and the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef, Great Lakes” Award in 2016.
In the 2015 documentary “For Grace,” filmmakers chronicled the creation of Duffy’s last restaurant and tell the riveting story of how the chef’s turbulent past shaped the person he is today. “For Grace” is currently streaming on Netflix.
Duffy sits on the advisory board of the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, where a $25,000 scholarship in his name is awarded. Duffy’s charitable efforts include volunteering and serving as chef chair for the Grand Chefs Gala, a fundraiser for the Greater Illinois Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Duffy’s culinary and philanthropic efforts led to his induction into the prestigious Disciples d’Escoffier International.