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Michelin Star Chef Donald Young launched Duck Sel in 2021. Just as athletes hope to one day receive the MVP award in their respective sport, so do chefs who aspire to be awarded a coveted Michelin Star. After all, receiving a star is an honor of the highest degree within the culinary world and signifies that a chef has met or exceeded stringent criteria.

A Michelin Star is awarded to restaurants offering outstanding cooking. Michelin Star inspectors take into account five universal criteria: the quality of the ingredients, the harmony of flavors, the mastery of techniques, the personality of the chef as expressed through their cuisine, and, just as importantly, consistency both across the entire menu and over time.

One of the youngest chefs to receive a Michelin Star in the US, Chef Donald Young has achieved great success on Chicago’s famed dining scene. However, as restaurants continue to feel the strain of labor shortages, supply chain issues, and high overheads, Young stepped outside the brick-and-mortar restaurant kitchen and launched his solo business venture, Duck Sel, in 2021. An immersive culinary concept, Duck Sel presents Michelin-caliber cuisine to food lovers in intimate culinary experiences including exclusive ticketed pop-up events, private dinners, passed bites at swanky cocktail affairs, and personalized cooking classes. This unconventional approach to fine dining allows Young to push the boundaries creatively while avoiding many of the challenges facing today’s restaurant industry.  Source: Forbes.

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