Overcoming Obstacles.(The Peninsula Chicago)

By Karyn Strauss, Senior Editor

Two kitchens at The Peninsula Chicago go from cramped to comfortable as renovations add space and state-of-the-art equipment.

Since its debut in 2001, The Peninsula Chicago has earned numerous accolades as one of the world's top hotels, and its Avenues and Shanghai Terrace restaurants consistently are listed among the city's best. While this is a feat unto itself, it is an even greater accomplishment when one considers the culinary team's major obstacle: lack of space. Given the hotel's urban setting in America's third-largest