Gene & Georgetti, Chicago's oldest steakhouse, has been serving prime cuts  from the same historic location since 1941.  Gene Michelotti, an Italian emigre and avuncular host, and his chef friend, Alfredo Federighi (nicknamed "Georgetti" after a famed Italian cyclist), breathed life into their American dream in this wooden building, erected in 1872 shortly after the Great Fire.  Today this Chicago institution, a longtime haven for celebrity diners, is operated by Tony Durpetti, who grew up a few doors down from the restaurant and married Gene's daughter, Marion.  The chef, the bartender, and many of the waitstaff have been mainstays of the restaurant, many having worked there for several decades.