Chef Jacob Bickelhaupt once climbed the pinnacle of the culinary world in Chicago, earning two James Beard Award semifinalist nods and Food & Wine’s Best Chef title. His restaurant 42 Grams earned two Michelin stars. Then it all came crashing down. Now, the chef is opening a new West Palm Beach restaurant.
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Stone Flower, chef Jacob Bickelhaupt’s follow-up restaurant to Michelin-starred 42 Grams, is officially closed, as another chef has announced plans for a new restaurant inside the Bucktown space. Bickelhaupt closed 42 Grams in June 2017, and a month later he pled guilty to attacking his ex-wife, Alexa Welsh, who managed the restaurant.
During the pandemic, Stone Flower exclusively offered takeout, a major change for a fine dining restaurant that specialized in luxurious tasting menus with expensive ingredients such as A5 wagyu beef, which isn’t very carryout-friendly. The restaurant’s last on-premise service occurred before the state closed restaurants in March 2020.