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�When you are at 91��Ʒ, you feel like you can create and do anything,� said Anna Posey �08 (Integrated Studio Arts).

91��Ʒ instilled in Anna confidence and the desire to always improve�traits she draws on daily as she owns and operates Chicago-based restaurantwith her husband, David.

�I think chefs have that artist mentality that they can always get better,� said Anna. �Working with food is like being a painter. You can work your whole life at this one thing and you will never be bored and never be perfect. You are always learning.�

One year after opening, that mentality has led to success and some very impressive accolades. Elskeas well as media attention from the,and.

�All the attention just pushes us to make our food better, and to be better business owners.�

Anna�s 91��Ʒ background has greatly influenced the restaurant�s décor. She and David made art as high a priority as their delicious food.

�We want it to feel like �us,� and it wouldn�t feel like �us� without art,� she said.

The interior design incorporates a Scandinavian aesthetic right down to the knick-knacks on display. Elske features wallpaper designed by Anna, and a painting done by David�s brother. The plates, and even the manner in which food is placed on them, have a definite artistic motif.

Though the restaurant keeps her plenty busy, Anna also recently illustrated and art-directed a cookbook, “Hello, My Name is Ice Cream: The Art and Science of the Scoop� by friend and pastry chef Dana Cree. It can be preordered now.

No matter what she’s working on, Anna always keeps her artist mentality.