Patrick Concannon

Don Juan's Restaurante, 6730 Northwest Hwy., (312) 775-6438

The restaurant may have a tavern atmosphere, but the food, whichleans into the flavors of Mexico and the Southwest, is in rarefiedair. Do not miss the sensational specials.

Title: chef

The best dish on my menu is: black pepper-crusted swordfish withartichokes and shiitake mushrooms

On my first kitchen job I: cleaned duck legs for the pate dumaison at Le Cochonnet restaurant.

My two favorite restaurants in the U.S.: Aureole in New YorkCity and Le Bouchon in Chicago

Favorite pigout food: barbecue ribs

Where I go for it: NN Smokehouse on West Irving Park Road.

Dish I love to make at home: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy,chili sauce

I would love to cook for: my grandfather, who loved good food.

Hobbies: anything with a board (water/snow sports)

Pet peeve: uptight people

People who know me think I am: a little kid at heart

I'd like my last dessert to be: ice cream from Berthillon inParis