My guest this week is Chef Troy Jorge who has an interesting story and a rise to the highest level of Kitchen expertise as the head chef at one of Chicago’s top restaurants – Temporis. Temporis, the 20-seat, Michelin-starred restaurant in West Town Chicago.
“Temporis is a special place. There’s an incredible level of talent and passion here, and I’m excited to be part of it,” says Jorge, who has spent most of his nearly 15-year career in the fine-dining realm.
Spring Tasting Menu, Heaven on a spoon!
A quick visit to Temporis web site will turn in to a long wistful visit ogling the Kitchen Art Work that Chef Jorge produces in what has been called a tiny kitchen by others. The restaurant, with only 20 seats surely had to do some heavy pivoting during the pandemic but hopefully as things start to return to normal it will back in the running for yet another Michelin Star.
Temporis is intimate, unbound by the conventions fine dining. They offer an evolving 10-course tasting menu of progressive American cuisine featuring ingredients grown in their hydroponic garden. The name is unique and seems fitting. Temporis, in Latin, is time. “As cooks, servers and students, we embrace and challenge time—stopping it when we ferment ingredients; stretching it when we bake with our three-year-old sourdough starter; and taking it back in dishes we make from memories we can’t forget. There is always something new for us, and you, to experience and enjoy.”
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Troy Jorge, Executive Chef
“Don’t talk about it, be about it.”
If Troy hadn’t been kicked out of sewing class in high school, he might have been a fashion designer. Even now, his eye for lush color and layered detail shines through in his tasting menu at Temporis. A New Bedford, Massachusetts native, Troy took an interest in cooking during a junior high home ec class. After culinary school, he worked his way up over the next 14 years in some of Boston’s best restaurants, including Clio and Ostra. In 2015 he moved to Chicago to join the Michelin three-star Grace under chef and mentor Curtis Duffy, where he spent two years before joining the two-star Acadia. Off hours, Troy enjoys exploring the city on foot. His New Bedford accent and loyalty to the Celtics remain very much intact.
Good Life Guy’s Wines of the Week and Saturday nights VT wines:
Virtual Wine Tasting with Good Life Guy
A selection of Raymond Wines – May 22, 2021
Facebook LIVE, 6:00 p.m. Central
- 2019 Raymond R Collection Sauvignon Blanc
- 2019 Raymone R Collection Lot No 5 Red Blend
- 2018 Raymond Reserve Selection Napa Valley Red Wine
- 2018 Raymond Reserve Selection Napa Valley Cabernet
Buy the wines at Jacob Liquor on North Rock Road or your local wine merchant. Buy them all or what you like. Can’t find the exact vintage? Buy what’s available and join the FUN!
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