Chef Erick Williams

  • About
  • Food Service Management
  • Concepts
    • Virtue Restaurant & Bar
    • Mustard Seed Kitchen
    • Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern
    • Top This Mac and Cheese
  • Recipes
  • In the News
  • Contact
CRAINS WHO'S WHO IN CHICAGO

CRAINS WHO'S WHO IN CHICAGO

Who’s Who Food & Beverage

January 2024

FOX NEWS CHICAGO

FOX NEWS CHICAGO

Holiday Helpings: Gumbo

December 2023

FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE

FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE

Gather To Feast Edition

October 2023

WGN DAYTIME CHICAGO 2023

WGN DAYTIME CHICAGO 2023

Daisy’s Po-Boy & Tavern Oyster

November 2023

ROB REPORT

ROB REPORT

Most Powerful People in Fine Dining

November 2023

EAT THIS, NOT THAT

EAT THIS, NOT THAT

Deep Dish Pizza “it’s all about the crust.”

June 2023

MIDWEST LIVING FEATURE

MIDWEST LIVING FEATURE

James Beard Award winner dishes

May 2023

NEW YORK TIMES FEATURE

NEW YORK TIMES FEATURE

Two Chefs on Keeping Alive, and redefining, Soul Food

April 2023

NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS

NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS

Innovator of the Year: Erick Williams

February 2023

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

Who’s Who in Chicago Business 2023

January 2023

BLOOMBERG MADE

BLOOMBERG MADE

The Chef Fueling Chicago's Southern Cooking Revolution

December 2022

CBS FOODIE FRIDAY

CBS FOODIE FRIDAY

Top This Mac & Cheese Will Have You Rethinking Comfort Food

January 2023

FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE

FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE

Tricks of the Trade

October 2022

ESQUIRE

ESQUIRE

5 Questions With a Past BNR Chef

November 2022

INSIDEHOOK

INSIDEHOOK

Chicago’s James Beard Award Winner Shares His Favorite Pie Spots

October 2022

WGN DAYTIME CHICAGO

WGN DAYTIME CHICAGO

American Take-Out Dishes With Flare

August 2022

GARDEN & GUN

GARDEN & GUN

Virtue Restaurant & Bar: The Borderless South

August/September 2022

TO DINE FOR PODCAST

TO DINE FOR PODCAST

Erick Williams, Owner and Executive Chef of Chicago's Virtue

June 2022

WBEZ CHICAGO

WBEZ CHICAGO

Food Friday: A Chat With Chicago’s 2022 James Beard Award Winner, Finalists

June 2022

FOOD & WINE

FOOD & WINE

35 Delicious Recipes to Try from This Year's Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

June 2022

BLOOMBERG PURSUITS

BLOOMBERG PURSUITS

Chefs From Around America Share Their Juneteenth Cookout Menus

June 2022

NBC CHICAGO

NBC CHICAGO

James Beard Awards Monday Night: Here Are the Chicago Nominees

June 2022

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Virtue Chef Erick Williams Opening Po'boy Restaurant in Hyde Park

May 2022

FOX GOOD DAY CHICAGO

FOX GOOD DAY CHICAGO

Theaster Gates Takes Over Virtue in Hyde Park With Art Installation

April 2022

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

‘I Don’t See a Light at the End of the Tunnel.’ Two Years After Covid-19 Shutdown, Chefs and Restaurant Operators Look Back — and Ahead.

March 2022

FOOD & WINE

FOOD & WINE

14 Recipes for a Low-Key (But Impressive) Valentine's Day Dinner

February 2022

NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS

NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS

Chef/Restaurateur Erick Williams Keeps Virtue at the Center

January 2022

CBS SATURDAY MORNING | THE DISH

CBS SATURDAY MORNING | THE DISH

Chef Erick Williams on Honing His Skills for More Than Two Decades in Chicago's Fine Dining Scene

December 2021

GRAZIA USA

GRAZIA USA

Chef Erick Williams: The James Beard-Nominated Chef Celebrates His Culture While Leading by Example.

Fall 2021

GRAZIA USA

GRAZIA USA

Patience Is a Virtue, a Cocktail Recipe by Chef Erick Williams

Fall 2021

CHICAGO MAGAZINE

CHICAGO MAGAZINE

The 27 Best Things We Ate This Year

November 2021

INSIDEHOOK

INSIDEHOOK

A Beard-Nominated Chicago Chef on the Secret to Not Hating Beets

October 2021

FOOD & WINE

FOOD & WINE

Why Mentorship in Restaurants Matters

October 2021

EATER CHICAGO

EATER CHICAGO

Virtue’s Erick Williams Has Plans For a Second Restaurant With a Community Focus

September 2021

WTHR

WTHR

Chuck's Big Adventure: Hyde Park

August 2021

WBEZ CHICAGO

WBEZ CHICAGO

How Restaurants Are Dealing With Reopening Whiplash

August 2021

ABC NEWS

ABC NEWS

The Fight Over the 'Fight for $15': A Tipped Wage Worker, a Restaurant Owner and a Representative

July 2021

LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN

LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN

Hometown Chefs Summer Cooking: Summer Squash Salad

June 2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Critics’ Choice Takeout Awards: Chicagoland’s Essential Hospitality Workers — All of Them — Are Our Person of the Year

March 2021

RESTAURANT BUSINESS

RESTAURANT BUSINESS

The Power 20: Pandemic Heroes / Erick Williams

March 2021

NBC CHICAGO

NBC CHICAGO

Hyde Park Restaurant Celebrating Black Heritage

February 2021

ESQUIRE

ESQUIRE

100 Restaurants America Can’t Afford to Lose

December 2020

MICHELIN GUIDE

MICHELIN GUIDE

Chef Erick Williams on Building the Next Generation of Restauranteurs

December 2020

CHICAGO MAGAZINE

CHICAGO MAGAZINE

2020 Chicagoans of the Year

November 2020

ESQUIRE

ESQUIRE

More Than a Place to Eat

September 2020

FOOD AND WINE

FOOD AND WINE

This Chicago Restaurant Celebrates Black Artists

July 2020

ESQUIRE

ESQUIRE

The Best New Restaurants 2019

December 2019

EATER

EATER

The 16 Best New Restaurants in America

July 2019

THE NEW YORK TIMES

THE NEW YORK TIMES

16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America

July 2019

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

What to Call Traditional Black Cooking (and Where to Find the South Side's Best)

June 2019

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FOX NEWS CHICAGO
FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE
WGN DAYTIME CHICAGO 2023
ROB REPORT
EAT THIS, NOT THAT
MIDWEST LIVING FEATURE
NEW YORK TIMES FEATURE
NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
BLOOMBERG MADE
CBS FOODIE FRIDAY
FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE
ESQUIRE
INSIDEHOOK
WGN DAYTIME CHICAGO
GARDEN & GUN
TO DINE FOR PODCAST
WBEZ CHICAGO
FOOD & WINE
BLOOMBERG PURSUITS
NBC CHICAGO
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
FOX GOOD DAY CHICAGO
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
FOOD & WINE
NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS
CBS SATURDAY MORNING | THE DISH
GRAZIA USA
GRAZIA USA
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
INSIDEHOOK
FOOD & WINE
EATER CHICAGO
WTHR
WBEZ CHICAGO
ABC NEWS
LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
RESTAURANT BUSINESS
NBC CHICAGO
ESQUIRE
MICHELIN GUIDE
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
ESQUIRE
FOOD AND WINE
ESQUIRE
EATER
THE NEW YORK TIMES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE


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