Explore how food and cooking evolved through human history.
EVOLUTION
OCT 2025 - JAN 2025
Evolution examines the history of food and cooking through ingredients, innovation, and human creativity.
Chef Nicolai Mlodinow’s second menu is an exhilarating time travel voyage from the prehistoric era to modernity.
The Beginning
Pay homage to the breakthroughs that changed humanity’s relationship to food and the earth.
Year
1,000,000 BC
Year
780,000 BC
Year
20,000 BC
Year
10,000 BC
Technique & Artistry
Explore these foundational and beautiful staples of cooking that still drive our modern diets.
Year
6,000 BC
Year
4,000 BC
Year
3,000 BC
New Era of Innovation
Appreciate how science and technology enabled us to access new ingredients, new cooking methods, new cultures, and new schools of thought.
Year
Late 1700s - 1800s
Year
1900s and early 2000s
Year
Today
This jaunt through the culinary past teaches us that the true story of food is not just of survival and sustenance, but rather connection with ourselves, with each other, and the world.
YOU’RE INVITED TO A FINE DINING
DINNER PARTY
TIME
5:30pm and 8:30pm
Every Wednesday - Sunday
LOCATION
Bucktown, Chicago, IL
We’ll send you the exact address 24 hours in advance of your reservation
A WARM WELCOME
We’ll be waiting at the door for your arrival. You’lll start the evening mixing and mingling with the dinner party as you try the first tantalizing sips and bites.
A SHARED TABLE
You’ll move to the dining room where you’ll be seated at 16-seat communal table where you’ll interact, indulge, and imbibe while witnessing the energy of an open kitchen.
A NIGHTCAP
You’ll conclude your evening with a nightcap at Nightcap, our intimate speakeasy crafting bespoke cocktails and spirit-free creations.
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![Hunter Gatherer]()
1,000,000 BC
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![Fire]()
780,000 BC
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![Vessel]()
20,000 BC
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![Farming]()
10,000 BC
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![Bread & Cheese]()
6,000 BC
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![Oil Cooking]()
3,000 BC
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![Industrial Revolution]()
1800s
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![20th century]()
1900s and Early 2000s
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![Modernity]()
2025
