Rick Tramonto is leaving TRU. We think we know his next move …
Some have suggested that the language in the press release hints that he’s leaving Chicago, but I doubt that—his connection to his church is too strong, and he’s still co-raising a child with his former wife, Gale Gand. But that doesn’t mean he can’t open a restaurant elsewhere. … Assuming he does open in New Orleans and San Francisco, and still kept his steakhouse in Wheeling (which he told me is doing very well), the chef would have more than enough to keep him busy. …

