Andre

Artist, Curator, Gallery Director and Co-Owner of Gallery Guichard; 41; lifelong Chicagoan; lives in the Ashburn neighborhood 

What neighborhood do you live in?
Ashburn – it’s a very quiet, peaceful neighborhood and great for raising kids.

What is your favorite thing about Chicago?
The diversity. The city is like one giant quilt with each square representing a different neighborhood and ethnicity full of culture and variety.

What is your favorite neighborhood and why?
Bronzeville. I work in Bronzeville. I love the history of the neighborhood. In the thirties it was a city within a city full of culture, and flavor. Today, there is a renaissance of culture around collecting fine art, new restaurants, great people, and an energy that is electric.

Where do you like to go for fun?

The lakefront, Gallery Guichard , museums, dinner with friends and relatives.

What is your favorite restaurant?

Hugo’s Frog Bar and Fish House

Cubs or Sox?
Sox

Where do you like to bring visiting friends or out-of-town guests?
N9NE Restaurant