Mark Steuer is Leaving Hot Chocolate at the End of the Year
Bye bye, MarkPhoto: Helen Rosner
While Mindy Segal's desserts attract most of the drooling lust at Hot Chocolate, the stuff that chef Mark Steuer churns out on the savory side of the menu is worth paying attention to in its own right. But it can't last forever: "I need to keep challenging myself and learning new things," he told Time Out Chicago about his desire to open his own place. "I gave [Mindy] until the end of the year. One of my guys, Arik Meich, is going to take over, so I’ve been training him." [TOC]
