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Jackie Shen Leaves Argent in the Dana Hotel

Rodelio Aglibot and Jackie Shen at Argent.
Rodelio Aglibot and Jackie Shen at Argent. Photo: Sky Full of Bacon

Well, we’re not going to say we’re exactly floored by this one. The Chicago Tribune reports that Jackie Shen, who had Jackie’s for many years and then worked at Red Light and Chicago Cut Steakhouse, among others, has left Argent in the Dana Hotel. We talked with consulting chef Rodelio Aglibot about the restaurant a couple of months back and it seemed a some-of-everything hotel menu largely devised to meet corporate needs, that was unlikely to hold Shen for long; she complains to the Trib’s Phil Vettel that little of her vision was in the menu and her name didn’t figure in publicity. (She’d probably appreciate it if the headline didn’t spell her “Jacky” like Pluton, either.) For now, she’s “in talks” about another restaurant project. [Tribune]

Jackie Shen Leaves Argent in the Dana Hotel