Charlie Trotter’s alums (and childhood friends) Gregory Ellis and Steven Fladung helm the breakfast and lunch haunt that serves classics with a twist: gourmet Pop-Tarts, heirloom bloody marys, and braised pork belly sandwiches.
2 Sparrows, 533 West Diversey Parkway, at Lehmann Court (773-234-2320 or 2sparrowschicago.com).
Personal chef Jane Coxwell — she cooks for Diane von Furstenberg aboard the designer’s yacht — shares a few of her favorite travel-inspired dishes. Dig in.