Rick Bayless has left his West Loop restaurants, depleting Randolph Street of one of its biggest guns. Bayless, the Oklahoma-born chef that’s made a fortune cooking and selling Mexican food, has exited Leña Brava and Cruz Blanca, the neighboring restaurants that opened in 2016. Bayless has left the restaurants to his long-time business partner, Manny Valdes. The two founded Frontera Foods, the Mexican food company known for chips, sauces, and more. They sold Frontera in 2016 to ConAgra Foods.
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