Chef Susan Goss is co-owner of West Town Tavern in Chicago, Illinois and formerly of Zinfandel Restaurant (1993-2002.) She is an advocate for local food production, sustainability and sensible usage of our natural resources. An avid gardener as well as passionate cook, Susan also serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Chicago Food Depository and hosts a fund raiser for hunger relief called the Annual Girl Food Dinner. Chef Susan writes about food, recipes, culinary travel and gardening. For more information visit www.westtowntavern.com
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Hi Susan
I think I met you and Drew with my business associate Howard Scharffin at your Indianapois rstaurant in the early ’90s. Did you have a special restaurant that featured only appetizers. I currently organize sales meeting dinners for Home Products International, a Sam Zell company, located by Midway Airport. We almost came to your first restaurant Zinfendels. Please let me know if you are the same Susan & Drew Goss
Pete Caris
office 773-890-8941
Same folks! We opened Something Different: Carry Out Cuisine in 1983, Something Different in 1987 and Snax (Not a Sports Bar) in 1989. Hope to see you at the Tavern sometime soon!
Hi Susie,
I saw your (or perhaps their?–I think the grad year was wrong)
post in the PT Phoenix today, and chuckled at how funny life can be.
My husband Giancarlo and I are in the same business: we own Acquerello Restaurant in San Francisco…and I should say our son Gianpaolo too, who is a certified sommelier and Wine Director at Acquerello. http://www.acquerello.com
Congratulations on your success! I remember slumber parties at your house in 5th or 6th grade…how are your folks? and your sister Cindy? Happy Thanksgiving–I hope you get a busman’s holiday and don’t have to cook too much!
Kind regards to you and Drew,
Anne
Wow! Small world! How long have you been n SF? One of my favorite food cities altho haven’t been in several years! We just celebrated (?) our 27th year in the restaurant industry-life is good. Mom passed away in 1997, Dad still lives in Carmel and is doing great. Cynthia has 4 beautiful adult children, 2 granddaughters and lives in the middle of nowhere in Boulder Utah. She and her husband forage for and wild-craft essential oils. Tragically, Rob died in 2004. I keep in sporadic touch with Anne Cunningham through Facebook and catch up with Elsa and Veronica occasionally. Drew and I are healthy and happy-we are in Indpls a lot now as we are moving Drew’s Mom to Marquette Manor assisted Living. Let me know if you are ever in Chicago-thanks for reaching out! cheers!
Howdy to you both! Looks like some of us have a come a long way since Jack’s Pizza! efk
Saw an article about you and Apple Press at The Toggery-talked with Lynn who said she knows you well. We have been in Indpls every week for about 2 months helping drew’s mom move into assisted living. Looked for you at the Broadripple Farmer’s Market. Figured I might run into you! I miss Jack’s Pizza! No, I miss the times that surrounded eating Jack’s pizza!
Though our son grew up in Indpls., he is an 11-yr. resident of Chicago, having moved there after 5 yrs. in Sarasota. Today, he told us that he’d celebrated his recent b’day at West Town Tavern, a restaurant he’d been anxious to try and enjoyed so very much and that he was looking forward to sharing the experience w/us on our next visit. So I go to my trusty computer & check out WTT and your names pop up – w/wonderful memories of Something Different. Having missed Zinfandel, we look forward to reacquainting ourselves w/your lovely food.
Thanks Anne! You might have missed th article Patti Denton wrote about us in the December 2010 issue of Indianapolis Woman Magazine. Look for our new cookbook at http://www.westtowntavern.com/cookbook