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Dirk Flanigan
 Dirk Flanigan started out as a dishwasher at 15 years old before moving up the ranks of the kitchen. He worked first at La Tour under the tutelage of executive chef Jeff Jackson, before moving through a number of other successful Chicago restaurants. Flanigan's interest in food developed early. He fondly recalls watching Julia Child on TV: "I remember as a kid just flipping through the channels," he says, "and you'd see her, and she's got wine and this and that, and she's totally down with what she's doing." During high school Flanigan served as an apprentice at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Naples, Fla. He knew then that he wanted to become a chef even though, as he now realizes, "getting sidetracked with the music kind of took it back a little bit. But I wouldn't change anything." After pursuing a career in music, Flanigan switched to cooking full time. Now, as chef-owner of The Gage in Chicago, Flanigan cooks reimagined gastropub food.
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