//Rick Bayless Leaves Chicago Restaurants Leña Brava and Cruz Blanca

Rick Bayless Leaves Chicago Restaurants Leña Brava and Cruz Blanca

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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