Speaker. the city of Chicago recently lost one of its great entrepreneurs and personalities with the death of Eugene Michelotti. the "Gene" In Gene and Georgettis Restaurant on North Franklin Street. Gene died on October 18 at the age of 73. He was a great Chicagoan. a great restauranteur. and a great friend of mine and my family. Starting from literally nothing as an immigrant from Italy In 1930. Gene began as a dishwasher at the restaurant which was later to bear his name. From those humble beginnings. he rose to become a pioneer restauranteura model for the great steak houses in the greatest beef market In the world.
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