When Taylor Johnson client SVN AuctionWorks told us the owner of Le Francais, once known as America’s finest kitchen, had decided to sell the famed restaurant and all of its contents to the highest bidder via auction, we knew it would be a perfect story for Crain’s Chicago Business. Not only does the auction include the land and structure itself, but the sale will also include priceless artifacts from master chef Jean Banchet. From the kitchen personally designed by Banchet, and all of its appliances, to the Christofle cheese cart and European crystal, silver and china handpicked by Banchet’s wife, Doris, everything is up for grabs. Read more about the auction and the restaurant’s history in this Crain’s article.

SVN AuctionWorks has listed the formerly acclaimed Le Francais restaurant up for auction.