Bill Montagne has been appointed Chef de Cuisine at Thompson Chicago
In this role, Mr Montagne leads the culinary team at Thompson Chicago and onsite restaurant Nico Osteria, a seafood-inspired Italian concept helmed by One Off Hospitality Group and James Beard-lauded Chef Paul Kahan. Returning guests and new visitors interested in meeting Chef Montagne and experiencing the new menu items can now book an exclusive Meet & Eat with Chef Montagne package. Mr Montagne brings an extensive background in seafood and a passion for Italian cuisine to Thompson Chicago and Nico Osteria’s kitchen. Upon graduation from the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont in 2004, Mr Montagne moved to Chicago where he began his professional career at high-end restaurants such as Les Nomades and NoMi. A move to New York-led Mr Montagne to his role as sous chef at Le Bernardin, a three-star Michelin Relais & Châteaux restaurant, where he spent four years working under the tutelage of world-renowned Chef Eric Ripert. Mr Montagne returned to Chicago to join Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises as corporate chef for their fine dining division. In February 2016, Mr Montagne broke out on his own and opened the casual seafood restaurant, Snaggletooth, bringing straightforward and approachable seafood back to Chicago’s dining scene.
