Garden Chef Series | Chicago Botanic Garden

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

Saturdays and Sundays, May 25, through October 6
1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Learn to cook with garden-fresh ingredients all summer long at the Garden Chef Series. Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

Seating is first-come, first-serve for these free demonstrations. Visitors will need to use sun protection and wear caps in this sunny location. No umbrellas, please.

The Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden is the Midwest's headquarters for fruit and vegetable gardening information. It exhibits the best edible plants to grow in the Chicago area. Interpretive signs explain the organic growing techniques used throughout the garden.

We'll feature recipes from the Garden's participating chefs, past and present.

Chef Series Lineup 2013
Note: The Chef Series schedule is subject to change; the online schedule will be updated as needed but may not be able to reflect all last-minute changes. As there are newly planted trees in the kitchen amphitheater area and it is very sunny, visitors will need to use sun protection and wear caps. No umbrellas, please.

Date	Restaurant	Chef
May 25	312 Chicago	Luca Corazzina
May 26	Kraft Foods	Harry Crane
June 1	Big Bowl	Marc Bernard and Patricia Yeo
June 2	Ad-Lib Geocafe	Rick Starr
June 8	Nieto's	Nabor Vazquez
June 9	Special Events, Museum of Science and Industry	Brad Bussen
June 15	DiPescara	Dave Boehm
June 16	Dirk's Fish and Gourmet Shop	Terry and Dirk Fucik
June 22	Fountainhead	Cleetus Friedman
June 23	Tapas Gitana	Andy Novak
June 29	Guanajuato	Margarita Challenger and Jovanny Diaz
June 30	Now We're Cookin'	Nell Funk
July 6	The Noodle - Small Plates & Market	Molly McGrath
July 7	Café Central	Juan Carlos Medinan Vazquez
July 13	Soundings Restaurant at the Shedd Aquarium	Chris Lateano
July 14	Sur La Table	Keith Chazin
July 20	Coco Pazzo	Federico Comacchio
July 21	Dave's Specialty Foods	Dave Esau
July 27	Dining Room at Kendall College	Peggy Ryan
July 28	Bluegrass	Brian Bishop
August 3	The Florentine	Chris Macchia
August 4	Real Urban Barbeque	Jeff Shapiro
August 10	Bistro Campagne	Adam Dittmer
August 11	Quince	Andy Motto
August 17	Special Events, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis	Jon-Michael Gioe
August 18	O'Donovan's Pub & Restaurant	Victor DeLeon
August 24	Trattoria No. 10	Laura Piper
August 25	South Water Kitchen	Roger Waysok
August 31	Shanghai Terrace at The Peninsula Chicago	Ivan Yuen
September 1	Sullivan's Steakhouse	Cien Cid
September 7	Culinary Landscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden	Paul Choi
September 8	My Private Chef, Inc.	Christopher Tong
September 14	Pecking Order	Kristine Subido
September 15	Mindy's Hot Chocolate	Dennis Stover
September 21	Libertad	Armando Gonzalez
September 22	Diva Chocolates & Confections, Inc	Karianne Soulsby
September 28	Osteria Via Stato	David Di Gregorio
September 29	The Chopping Block	Shelley Young
October 5	Sable Kitchen & Bar	Heather Terhune
October 6	Garden Café at the Chicago Botanic Garden	Paul Choi