Aigre Doux Restaurant and Bakery

Husband and wife culinary team, Mohammad Islam and Malika Ameen, who met while cooking at Chicago's superlative Ritz-Carlton Hotel and have become rising star culinary wizards ever since. Aigre Doux is their first Chicago venue in River North. Aigre-doux is the French term for the combined flavors of sour (aigre) and sweet (doux); Islam will serve as owner/executive chef and head of the food and wine program, while Ameen, as owner/executive pastry chef, will design the restaurant's dessert menu and head the adjacent bakery. The couple brings a passion for food and a stellar Chicago, New York and Los Angeles culinary background to the new venture. Aigre Doux is a contemporary, comfortably calm upscale restaurant, yet the couple's commitment to quality is anything but calm. 'We feel so strongly about the importance of serving excellent food,' said Ameen. 'We don't believe people should have to go to a fine dining restaurant to eat well. Aigre Doux will be a relaxed restaurant and bakery