On April 30, Jenner Tomaska—a first-time James Beard Award finalist—will make his solo debut as chef de cuisine at Next, Grant Achatz’s celebrated rotating-concept restaurant in Chicago’s West Loop. Tomaska has been promoted to executive chef, replacing Dave Beran, who is heading to Los Angeles to open his own restaurant. Tomaska’s first solo menu will be South America, and will rotate through Peru, Argentina and Chile.
“Each month, we will change the template of the way the menu is written, and the flavor profiles will change,” he says. “For instance: shaved ice is big in Peru, and purple corn would be a flavor profile in Peru. Chile and Argentina have something similar, but in Chile, instead of pouring syrup, they use jam or compote. In Argentina, mulled wine.”
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