Age: 40. Why he's rising: When he was tapped a year ago to lead the Foundation, Caldeira promised to build a bridge between it and other industry assocations. He's done it in spades with groups such as the Women's...
Age: 30. Why he's rising: This ranch-trained chef prepares simple, flavorful food in the tradition of chuckwagon cooking gone upscale. The restaurant is named for the ranch in Edna Ferber's book, Giant, (also made...
Age: 37. Why she's rising: Bought four flagship restaurants from Restaurant Development Group to form Chicago's largest woman-owned restaurant organization. Concentrated within a three-block radius, the restaurants ...