Building a Better Bird: The Iterations That Led to a 74-Year-Old Masterpiece Masterpieces are rarely first drafts. They are the culmination of experimentation, refinement, and decisive choices that lock in perfection. The story of the best fried chicken in Chicago is not one of an instant, miraculous recipe, but of a deliberate, focused journey toward an ideal. For Brown's Chicken, the 74-year-old masterpiece served today is the final, preserved iteration of a...