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- Chicago Gourmet 2012 kicks off
- The crowd lines up waiting for Chicago Gourmet to begin
- Bon Appetit Editor Adam Rapoport, Illinois Restaurant Association President Sam Toia and Mayor Rahm Emanuel kick off Chicago Gourmet
- Art Smith and Takashi Yagihashi present with Adam Rapoport of Bon Appetit
- The house was packed for Chicago's two best Top Chef finishers, Stephanie Izard and Sarah Grueneberg
- Dirk and Terry Fucik of Dirk's Fish demonstrate basic seafood preparations
- Diners found seats wherever they could
- The crowd on Saturday lined up well before gates opened
- Ryan Poli of Tavernita
- Rick Tramonto shows off the Black Truffle and Short Rib Debris Po Boys from Restaurant R'evolution
- Moto Chef de Cuisine Richie Farina plates his carbonated pineapple
- May St. Cafe chef Mario Santiago couldn't stop showing off his baby girl
- Greg Biggers of Cafe des Architectes ponders the greatness of his savory macaroons
- Tony Priolo, Tony Hu and Dirk Flanigan