Samuel Linares, Chef-Owner Of La Casa De Samuel, Dies Of COVID-19
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Samuel Linares, beloved chef and owner of the Mexican restaurant La Casa De Samuel has died from COVID-19. He was 76.
Chef Linares came to Chicago from Mexico 40 years ago.
He opened his restaurant in Little Village in 1989.
The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce calls him an example of a hardworking entrepreneur and a great friend.
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