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.

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Restaurant critics heaped lavish praise on his tortillas, tacos and meats. The Chicago Tribune named La Casa de Samuel one of the city’s “essential” Mexican restaurants. The Chicago Reader c ...