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Delivery:
First-Class mail

Type of business:
A Taste of Mexico: Mexican Restaurant

Location:
1252 N. Wells, Chicago, IL 60610

Phone:
312.988.7811

Website:
www.salpicon.com

About Priscila Satkoff, Chef/Proprietor
Highlights:

• Host, Melting Pot, TV Food Network
• Named Chef to Watch - Chicago Tribune Readers Favorites Poll
• One of Ten “Best of Zest” restaurants – USA Today, John Mariani, Dining Writer
• Rising Star Chef - Pat Bruno, Chicago Sun-Times Dining Critic
• Three Star Review - Chicago Tribune, Phil Vettel, Dining Critic
• Three-and-a-half Star Review - Chicago Sun-Times, Pat Bruno, Dining Critic
• Chosen for Chefs Of Chicago Photography Exhibit by Victor Skrebneski

When Priscila is not in the kitchen, she can often be seen around town cooking at various charitable functions on behalf of Share Our Strength, March of Dimes and Cerebral Palsy.

A native of Colonia San Angel, Mexico City, Priscila Satkoff grew up in a family that relished food and entertaining. As a child, she often helped her mother and grandmother shop for food and prepare meals for the family, absorbing their cooking techniques and flair for entertaining. She cites them as her primary teachers in culinary arts, and still uses their recipes today in her restaurant.

Priscila had earned her bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Mexico and was studying for her master’s degree when she met Vincent Satkoff while on vacation in Cozumel. The two got engaged and married soon after, then moved to Chicago. She continued her master’s studies while working at Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, first as a food runner and server, then as Chef Rick Bayless’ personal assistant. Although she liked Chicago, she had a hard time finding good Mexican food, and often cooked for herself and friends rather than go out to eat. After several years, she and Vincent decided to pursue their dream of opening a restaurant of their own, and in 1995, Salpicón was born.

“People tend to think Mexican food is just burritos and nachos,” she says. “I’m obsessed with educating the American public on the true art form of Mexican cuisine, and the freshness of its flavors and dishes.”

This passion has paid off with accolades including being named a “Chef to Watch” and “Rising Star Chef” by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, respectively, and hosting the TV Food Network’s “Melting Pot.”

Menu(s):
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