Goosefoot (Chicago restaurant)

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Goosefoot (Chicago restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2011
Closed2024
Owner(s)Chris and Nina Nugent
ChefChris Nugent
Food type French cuisine
Dress codeBusiness Casual
CityChicago
CountyCook
StateIllinois
Postal/ZIP Code60625-2945
CountryUSA
Seating capacity30
Website www.goosefoot.net

Goosefoot (stylized as goosefoot) was an American restaurant serving French cuisine located in Chicago. [1] An adjacent grocery, called goosefoot food & wine, opened in 2014. [2] The food and wine store added an ice cream shop in late 2017. [3] In 2012, shortly after the restaurant opened, a reviewer for Chicago magazine wrote "Goosefoot’s air flows with the particular bliss that permeates any young restaurant when diners realize they’re in a special place, and the smile on every face says the same thing: This is my first visit of many." [4]

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Located near Lincoln Square in Chicago's Far North Side, Goosefoot is a fine dining establishment offering multi- course prix fixe dinners. It is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Chris and Nina Nugent. [5] Chris Nugent was previously chef for seven years at fine dining restaurant Les Nomades. [4]

Although the exterior is described as "nondescript", the interior has been called a "warm, colorful, and elegant boîte". [5] The leisurely dining experience lasts about 3-1/2 hours. Wine can be ordered in advance from the adjacent grocery store/wine shop operated by the Nugents. [5] Dishes served at one meal included scallops, chestnut soup with mushrooms, tortellini with truffles, Angus beef with crisp pea tendrils, and a frozen dessert made of vanilla, pink peppercorn, cherry, matcha tea and truffle. The final course was a coffee beverage incorporating fennel, Elderflower and Meyer lemon, served with a macaron. [5] According to the Michelin Guide, the restaurant is "truly unique", and "the multicourse menu showcases classical technique and contemporary artistry." [6]

The restaurant encourages customers to bring their own wine. [7] [8] In 2013, OpenTable gave Goosefoot its "Top 100 Best Restaurants for Service in the United States" award, out of more than 15,000 restaurants evaluated. [9]

In February 2024, the owners announced Goosefoot would close and they plan to relocate. [10]

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  1. ↑ Ruby, Jeff (December 20, 2011). "Chris Nugent's goosefoot® Opens". Chicago . Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ Wetli, Patty (October 15, 2014). "goosefoot food and wine Shop Opens Next to Michelin-Starred Restaurant". DNAinfo . Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Wetli, Patty (September 8, 2017). "goosefoot® Opens Ice Cream Shop; Michelin-Starred Chef Is Head Scooper". DNAinfo . Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Ruby, Jeff (February 20, 2012). "Goosefoot and Les Nomades - HUNGER GAMES: Les Nomades sets the time machine for 2000. Goosefoot sets it for tomorrow". Chicago . Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Brock, James. "The Small BYOB Restaurant That's Worth Flying to Chicago For: A Husband-and-Wife Team Powers the Wonder of Goosefoot". PaperCity Magazine. Dallas . Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Goosefoot". Michelin Guide Chicago. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Dizik, Alina (January 6, 2020). "Your Tasting Menu Is BYOB—Prepare to Lug Half a Crate of Wine". The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Drain, Erin (January 9, 2012). "What to BYOB to Goosefoot". RedEye . Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Best Restaurants for Service". RestaurantNews.com. Athens, Georgia. March 5, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  10. ↑ https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/1/24058041/goosefoot-restaurant-chicago-relocating

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