One of Chicago’s culinary power couples, David and Anna Posey opened Elske in 2017, where David serves as executive chef and Anna as pastry chef. Both David and Anna previously worked for One Off Hospitality. David was the Chef de Cuisine at Blackbird, where he was a James Beard Award Finalist for Rising Star Chef in 2013 and 2014, and Anna was the Pastry Chef at The Publican and Publican Quality Meats. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, David eventually worked at Grant Achatz’ Michelin-Starred Alinea, before working his way up the ranks at Blackbird. Anna, who studied painting and drawing at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, fell in love with pastry after a stint at Le Bec Fin in Philadelphia. She later attended the French Pastry School of Chicago and worked at Blackbird and The Publican. Meaning the Danish word for “love,” Elske has now earned two Michelin stars and was the 2018 James Beard Finalist for Best Chef in the Great Lakes category.
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