2024 06 02

Chef Matteo Lo Bianco of Maman Zari. Chicago, Illinois. February, 2024. © Clayton Hauck

Hello. I made this image while on assignment for a Chicago Magazine Best New Restaurants feature. They didn’t end up running any of the images I made at this restaurant, which is always a bit of a bummer, but I was quite happy with a few of them, esp the candid kitchen shots like this one. It wasn’t quite what the magazine wanted and I really only spent the time doing it while we waited for the dining room to fill up some more.

I need to get back out here and try their food. The bites the owner forced me to try were very delicious!

-Clayton