Peers fete Karatassos at Fine Dining Hall of Fame ceremony

Chicago Fine-dining restaurateurs from coast to coast honored one of their own, Pano Karatassos, president of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, along with this year’s Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame Award winners at a festive luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago.

“Pano is an example of what the American dream is all about,” said James Doherty, group publisher of NRN, before presenting the award. “Success is there for those who have a commitment,