Located in the historic neighborhood of Chicago’s West Loop, the kick-off event for the Gaggenau Black Jacket Society was held at Chef Noah Sandoval’s two MICHELIN starred restaurant, Oriole.

Guests sipping champagne and watching a Gaggenau video presentation.

Oriole’s contemporary-industrial interior was the backdrop for the inaugural Black Jacket Society event. The recognition honors chefs whose restaurants have attained MICHELIN® Guide status and also strive for perfection, deliver classically-inspired dishes, and do so with a particular grace and elegance commensurate with the Gaggenau brand.

Collage featuring the guests and honorees mingling.

Chef Sandoval delighted guests ahead of the MICHELIN Star reveal event with seasonally-inspired delicacies and champagne. The evening began with Heather Ryan, Gaggenau Sales and Marketing Director, and Skyler Stevenson, Gaggenau Senior Marketing and Product Manager, presenting each chef with a custom-made black Bragard chef jacket.

Chef Curtis Duffy being inducted into the Black Jacket Society.
The three honorees posing together and smiling.

The three chefs inducted into the Gaggenau Black Jacket Society include:

Curtis Duffy, Ever Restaurant, Two MICHELIN Stars

Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Two MICHELIN Stars

Cesar Murillo, North Pond, One MICHELIN Star

Guests smiling.
Chef Cesar Murillo and guest pose together.

Photography: Jeff Schear

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MICHELIN Guide statue displayed outside Gaggenau event.

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