A native of Chicago's northern suburbs, Chef Carrie Nahabedian​ began her career as a teenager, working in the kitchens​ ​of the Ritz​ ​Carlton.​ Her celebrated path has ​taken​ ​her from ​Le​ ​Perroquet,​ ​Jovan​ ​and​ ​Le​ ​Francais​ ​to​ ​LaTour​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Park Hyatt​, and​ ultimately, a hard earned title as Executive​ ​Chef​, ​Four​ ​Seasons​ ​Hotels​ ​in​ ​Chicago,​ ​Santa Barbara​ ​and​ ​Los​ ​Angeles.

With her invaluable education in hospitality, Chef Carrie and her restaurateur cousin, Michael Nahabedian, opened NAHA ​In November​ ​of​ ​2000. Her ​Mediterranean-inspired​ ​American​ ​cuisine earned a ​Michelin​ ​Star for seven consecutive years, a James Beard Award for ​“Best​ ​Chef,​ ​Great​ ​Lakes”, and​ ​four​ ​stars by Phil Vettel—​the highest​ ​rating​ ​given by​ ​the​ legendary ​Chicago​ ​Tribune critic.

In April​ of ​2013,​ Carrie and Michael opened Brindille—French for “twig”—offering refined Parisian, a celebration of their love of French culinary traditions, techniques and flavors. Hailed​ ​as​ the ​“​Best​ ​Restaurant​ ​to Open​ ​in​ ​2013”​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Chicago​ ​Tribune, Brindille was later awarded the James​ ​Beard​ ​Foundation​ Award​ ​for “Outstanding Restaurant Design, 2015” for the work of Tom Nahabedian and Bureau of Architecture and Design.

On September 22, 200​9, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley named it “Carrie Nahabedian Day”, coinciding with her induction into the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame, and in 2016, Chef Carrie Nahabedian was awarded the Jean Banchet Lifetime Achievement Award. On March 31, 2018, NAHA closed after eighteen years, just as Brindille celebrated it's fifth anniversary on Clark Street. With the closing of her beloved NAHA comes the announcement of a new restaurant, further securing Chef Carrie Nahabedian's place as not only a pioneer of the past, but an active participant in the future of hospitality.