Four Seasons Hotel Chicago's Adorn Brings James Beard Winner Jonathon Sawyer Home

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago completed a hotel-wide, multimillion-dollar renovation led by Rottet Studio, timed to the property's 30th anniversary and finishing around summer 2023 with a redesigned pool and spa as the final phase. That renovation set the stage for a genuinely significant culinary addition: Adorn Bar & Restaurant, on the hotel's 7th floor, a partnership with James Beard Award-winning Chef Jonathon Sawyer.

Sawyer's return to Chicago carries real weight. He built his reputation in Cleveland before coming back to his native city to lead Adorn's kitchen, bringing signature dishes like black truffle poutine with Wisconsin cheese curds and a picanha bistro steak that lean into Midwestern ingredients with genuine technical ambition.

Pairing a fully renovated hotel with a chef of Sawyer's caliber returning to his hometown gives Four Seasons Hotel Chicago a dining story that goes beyond a standard hotel restaurant opening, a genuine culinary homecoming layered onto a property already refreshed from the ground up.

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