42 Grams
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| 42 Grams | |
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 Interactive map of 42 Grams | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | January 10, 2014 |
| Closed | June 4, 2017 |
| Owners |
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| Manager | Alexa Welsh |
| Head chef | Jake Bickelhaupt |
| Location | 4662 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°58′1.2″N 87°39′31.4″W / 41.967000°N 87.658722°W |
42 Grams was a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] Named after the notional weight of a human soul and the contributions of its two (originally married) owners, head chef Jake Bickelhaupt and general manager Alexa Welsh, the restaurant received two Michelin stars after only ten months in operation, and retained this distinction until its closure in 2017.[2][3]
The restaurant opened in January 2014, to near-immediate acclaim.[2][4][5] Bickelhaupt and Welsh divorced in January 2017 and initially planned to continue the restaurant through its lease expiration in November, but on June 4, Bickelhaupt assaulted Welsh, leading a diner to call police. Later that evening, Bickelhaupt tweeted an announcement that the restaurant was closing, effective immediately.[6]
