Thomas Vilhelm/Getty Images It was the melon caviar ... like a large-scale art studio. Many fine-dining restaurants rely on free labor to compete at this level — and have faced criticism for ...

Ashok Selvam is the regional editor for Eater Midwest and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He's a native Chicagoan and has been with Eater since 2014. One of America ...