
Last week, Jean-Georges Vongerichten let us know that his revamp of the Pump Room may come with a name change. “We’re going to put it out there for Chicago to choose a new name,” he explained, “It’s going go be online soon.” That soon is now, as Public — the hotel where the restaurant will be located — just put up a poll which asks, “Tell us if we should rename the Pump Room.”
Don’t worry about coming up with creative restaurant names; the poll only asks whether the name should stay the same or change to Gold Coast Kitchen. We’re having a hard time dealing with the latter suggestion, but perhaps it will grow on us. What do you think? Should the Pump Room be renamed Gold Coast Kitchen?
Public to decide whether Pump Room name stays or goes [Sun Times]