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CheSa’s Bistro & Bar
Chef Chesaree Rollins—she is happy to be called CheSa–has built quite a following in her native Chicago
with her two popular 100% gluten free CheSa’s Gourmet Food Trucks & Catering that serve a varied
menu of Creole, Cajun, and American dishes.
Her new restaurant, CheSa’s Bistro & Bar, located at 3235 W. Addison in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood, takes Rollins’ culinary and service vision to new heights with creatively prepared and beautifully presented dishes that are as enjoyable as they are 100% gluten free.
CheSa’s Bistro & Bar is her first full-service restaurant featuring creative preparations of Creole and
Cajun dishes with other American influences. Within two weeks of this chic upscale restaurant’s
opening, it was named one of Chicago’s best new restaurants by theinfatuation.com.
CheSa’s efforts to educate the public about gluten free eating have earned praise from The American
Heart Association, which has recognized her for her efforts to elevate gluten free cooking while
promoting its health benefits.
Her mission is very well served because she serves surprisingly good food that impresses even the most
skeptical people who wrongly assume that gluten free cooking is healthy—but not tasty.
“It’s important for people to realize that everyone can benefit from gluten free eating,” said Rollins. “My
mission also is to change the dynamic and the perception of what gluten free is. Most people’s
experience of gluten free food is that it is processed food because that is what they find in the grocery
store. But when people eat my food, they are more likely to say they had no clue gluten free could be
this good. That is the reaction I want people to have.”
