Veteran Chicago restaurateur Mel Markon's famed Lincoln Park eatery, offered the same combination of creative dishes and lively social exuberance. Mr. Markon is the former owner/operator of several high-profile establishments, including his namesake "Mel Markons," the trend-setting “Zanadu” and the creative “Dixie Que”. Markon learned his trade at his family’s highly popular restaurants in Chicago’s South Side Pill Hill neighborhood.