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Dear Margaret

Name: Dear Margaret
Address: 2965 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60657, US
Telephone: (773) 360-8213

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Dear Margaret

A love letter to Midwestern ingredients, written in elevated and honest French-Canadian cuisine

07/30/2026

Chef Ryan makes duck confit tacos with white beans, fennel slaw, and pickled onion for Mercadito Tacos for Strength, available at both Chicago locations (108 W. Kinzie, River North; 2423 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Park) for the month of August! Thanks for having us Chef !

07/01/2026

Thankful to be popping up with our friends Ox Bar & Hearth! This special, one-night-only, seasonally focused dinner features a collab menu (swipe for a peek ➡️) from Ryan Brosseau and John Asbaty and the Ox Bar & Hearth crew. Thursday, July 16th, 5pm, $195/person. Reservations required; book at link in bio

05/20/2026

This evening, we’re excited to launch our popup series P.S.- Miss You Dearly, an intimate weekly dinner with Dear Margaret, while we continue looking for a new permanent home. The first six events are sold out, but keep an eye on social media and our newsletter for more

05/15/2026

We’re recipe testing for our new popup series P.S- Miss You Dearly. (First run currently sold out, but stay tuned for more events!) Today, Chef Ryan prepares a mousseline with golden chicken (a breed with a higher fat content closer to a duck). The mousseline will become a component of the golden chicken and foie gras ballotine course

05/13/2026

Announcing P.S.- Miss You Dearly (a Dear Margaret popup series) ❤️🌾 Join Dear Margaret for an intimate multi-course dinner at a 10-seat communal table in West Town, featuring seasonally inspired dishes from Executive Chef Ryan Brosseau. Wednesdays May 20-June 24 at 6:30pm; $175. Book on Tock

04/07/2026

Welp, it’s officially been six months, since a fire shuttered our restaurant. We are still looking for the right space to reopen in. And in the meantime, Chef Ryan lets us in on a little secret: spring popup dinners coming soon! Stay tuned for all the details (we will announce on social media and to our newsletter list), and thanks for your patience. We miss serving y’all so very much 🫶

02/01/2026

Back at it—in another kitchen that isn’t our own—Chef Ryan demonstrates how to break down and clean up a huge honkin’ sturgeon. This fish was part of a dish for a special event (as we are trying to keep ourselves busy until we find a new home for Dear Margaret)

01/16/2026

Five years ago today, we opened the doors to Dear Margaret (1st ed.). And this is certainly not how we planned on spending our fifth birthday (no burgers? no poutine? no Canadian tuxedoed staff?? no Rush soundtrack?!?). If the fire has taught us anything, it’s to be wildly grateful in the moment, every chance you get. And for opportunity that appears only when the smoke clears (literally). We can’t wait to bring you Dear Margaret (2nd ed.) and are so very close to having a real, tangible update for you on our forthcoming new home! Thank you for your patience, your words of support and encouragement, and your love for what we do. Thank you for the memories at 2965 N. Lincoln. We are already living in the future when we’ll be breaking bread across the table and consuming ungodly amounts of Duck Liver Mousse ❤️ 🌾

12/10/2025

Today on “Everything Takes Forever,” Chef Ryan sears off a ton of kabocha squash for a holiday catering event*. Huge thank you to our pal Chef of for letting us borrow a little kitchen prep space while DM is still homeless**!

* Thank you for all the love and support, but we are not accepting more holiday catering gigs at this time 🙏

** We are actively working on where to move following a fire that shuttered Dear Margaret in October. Keep your fingers crossed we have an update VERY SOON 🤞

12/09/2025

Just a little teaser 🤭

Address

2965 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL
60657

Opening Hours

Wednesday	5pm - 10pm
Thursday	5pm - 10pm
Friday	5pm - 10pm
Saturday	5pm - 10pm
Sunday	5pm - 9pm

Telephone

(773) 360-8213

Website

http://www.dearmargaretchi.com/

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