How an extraordinary secret meeting of Chicago chefs grew into a commanding voice to seek help from the govern – Chicago Tribune

Those veteran voices spoke, offering honest, unfiltered opinions about how to survive an industry crisis no one in the room had envisioned even a month ago. Hammel, who launched Lula in 1999, well before Logan Square was a destination neighborhood, took much of the lead. But more than a dozen people spoke during the hour-long meeting.