Erick Williams—one of our most Powerful People in American fine dining this year—is branching out from the Southern cuisine he’s best known for.
On Friday, the Chicago-based chef will open Cantina Rosa in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The lounge will spotlight Mexican-inspired cocktails and spirits, including agave, with bites to accompany them. An homage to Williams’s late grandmother Rosetta and his colleague Jesus Garcia’s mother, Rosa, the restaurant is…