Towering high above the Chicago Stock Exchange, Everest is an oasis of four-star fine-dining civility, a place where you can taste the creations of one of Chicago's top chefs while enjoying one of the city's top views. The dining room is nothing dramatic (it looks like a high-end corporate dining room), because diners are meant to focus on the food -- and the sparkling lights of surrounding skyscrapers. Chef Jean Joho, who draws inspiration from the earthy cookery of his native Alsace, enjoys mixing what he calls "noble" and "simple" ingredients (caviar or foie gras with potatoes or turnips) for unique flavor combinations. While the menu changes frequently, the salmon soufflé or cream-of-Alsace-cabbage soup with smoked sturgeon and caviar are popular choices as appetizers; signature entrees include roasted Maine lobster in Alsace Gewurztraminer butter and ginger, and poached tenderloin of beef cooked pot-au-feu style and served with horseradish cream. Desserts are suitably sumptuous. This is the sort of restaurant where the clairvoyant service team seamlessly anticipates your every need, and the wine list offers some wonderful American and Alsatian selections.