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    Stephen Gillanders

    Chef & Owner, SMG Restaurants

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    Portrait of Stephen Gillanders

    i. Biography

    Stephen Gillanders is the Chicago chef behind S.K.Y., Apolonia and Valhalla. Before opening his own restaurants, he worked for Jean-Georges Vongerichten and led the kitchen at Intro Chicago.

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