Chicago native Bruce Sherman crisscrossed the globe — attending the London School of Economics, living in New Delhi, and studying haute cuisine in Paris — before settling into his current position as one of the city's most committed and formidable chefs. His bungalow-style eatery, North Pond, was built in 1912 as a warming station for ice skaters in Lincoln Park, and now arguably provides the city's most picturesque culinary experience. Sherman's subtle, seasonal dishes are conceived through a close relationship with the same local farmers who sell their produce at the Green City Market, and garnered him a 2007 nomination for the James Beard Foundation Award in the Great Lakes region.