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one sixtyblue
Jessica Taylor
01/01/2004
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At the height of his NBA career, in 1997, Michael Jordan wanted to enjoy the finest in Chicago dining without encountering a mob. This quest for privacy, combined with his affinity for good food, premium cigars and fine wines and spirits, prompted His Airness to become a silent partner in a new upscale  restaurant—one with a private dining room and adjoining salon built to his specifications. Today Jordan’s one sixtyblue (lowercased and named after its street number and exterior color), located on Chicago’s West Side, is championed by the city’s top financial players who book the private dining room to slam dunk power deals incognito.
The private dining room at one sixtyblue is, indeed, an ideal venue for top players to hold court. The PDR’s floor-to-ceiling glass French doors, which close for privacy, are equipped with an electronic screen that allows one-way viewing into the restaurant’s open kitchen, main dining room and glass-enclosed wine room. Inside the PDR, the round, generously sized dining table comfortably seats as many as 14 guests. A dimmer switch on the wall places the evening’s lighting at the host’s control.
After an impeccable dining experience, the party can retire to the adjoining private salon for overtime negotiations and general camaraderie. But first, guests might want to select their favorite premium cigars from the restaurant’s walk-in humidor. At one sixtyblue, aficionados can clip the tip and light up, a pleasure no longer allowed in either New York or Los Angeles, where smoking bans prohibit the enjoyment of cigars in a public place. Nonsmoking guests will appreciate the air filters.
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