Chicago Chef Wins 'Chopped' After Bizarre Food Challenge
By Anthony Todd in Food on Oct 9, 2015 1:41PM
Chicago just can't stop winning this week. Last night, without any pre-publicity or warning, Chef Cory Morris of Rural Society at Loews Chicago Hotel appeared on Chopped, the Food Network competition show, and won the whole thing.
Chef Cory Morris. Photo courtesy Loews Chicago.
Morris, whom we've been a fan of since he was chef at Mercat a la Planxa, has gotten good reviews for Rural Society. On Chopped, he won a bizarre foods challenge, cooking with ingredients including pork bung and duck bills.
Morris posted to Facebook last night: "Chopped winner!" with a photo of himself in the kitchen.
A rep for Loews told us that they weren't expecting the show to air when it did, but they're "so excited" for him.