James Beard award-winning chefs Johnny Clark and Beverly Kim hope to open the new high fidelity music bar and restaurant by June or July in the same space in the Avondale neighborhood.
Parachute will become Parachute Hi-Fi.critically acclaimed Korean American restaurant on March 23, after marking a decade this year as a global culinary destination.“We came to the conclusion that after 10 years, we feel really proud of what Parachute has done so far in the community and in Chicago’s dining scene,” Kim said. “And we feel ready for a new chapter, a new album, so to speak. Something that’s lively and fun and original.
The new menu will be “a lot different” than the last menu, Clark said. “It’s gonna be a lot more simple. More affordable and accessible.”Chefs Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark sort through their record collection for a portrait session at the currently closed Parachute restaurant, March 28, 2024. The chef-partners plan to open a new restaurant called Parachute Hi-Fi, with an emphasis on music. “For other people, we realized it brings nostalgia,” Kim said.
Clark and Kim also founded The Abundance Setting, to serve mothers in the culinary industry, which won the“There have been so many depressing things in the past four years,” Clark said. “And this gives us an opportunity to put the fun back into what we do. Like how we started. With no awards, no pressure and nothing to lose.”
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