Chicago Botanic Garden

EVENTS: Garden Chef Series

Chef Series Lineup 2010


Note: Occasionally, the schedule is adjusted to reflect changes in the chefs' availability.

Date Restaurant Chef
May 22 Diva Chocolates & Confections, Inc. Karianne Soulsby
May 23 Whole Journey/Northwest Yoga Steve Nakon
May 29 Centered Chef Food Studios Ryan Hutmacher
May 30 Cookie Bar Joe Bova and Jeff Steinberg
June 5 South Gate Cafe Jeff Sills
June 6 Depot Nuevo Alvaro Chavez
June 12 Garden Café Michael Kingsley
June 13 Sable Kitchen and Bar Heather Terhune
June 19 Le Titi De Paris Susan Maddox
June 20 FIG Catering Justin Hall
June 26 Crofton on Wells Suzy Crofton
June 27 Quince Andy Motto
July 3 The Happ Inn Sam Luna
July 4 Feast of Eden Lisa Bellan
July 10 Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend  
July 11 Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend  
July 17 Tru Gale Gand
July 18 Berghoff Catering and Restaurant Group Carlyn Berghoff
July 24 Las Alamandas Resort Alejandro Aguilar
July 25 Las Alamandas Resort Alejandro Aguilar
July 31 O'Donovan's Pub & Restaurant Victor DeLeon
August 1 Dirk's Fish and Gourmet Shop Terry and Dirk Fucik
August 7 Egg Harbor Café Jon Steinberg
August 8 Dave's Specialty Foods David Esau
August 14 Glen Prairie Danny Ovanin
August 15 The Rustic Kitchen Janine MacLachlan
August 21 Province Randy Zweiban
August 22 The Chopping Block Shelley Young
August 28 Shanghai Terrace at The Peninsula Chicago Ivan Yuen
August 29 Karma Robert Packer
September 4 Osteria Via Stato David DiGregorio
September 5 Carlos' Ramiro Velasquez
September 11 Now We're Cookin' Mary McMahon
September 12 Abigail's American Bistro Michael Paulsen
September 18 Garden Café Michael Kingsley
September 19 Coco Pazzo Chris Macchia
September 25 Culinary Landscape Michael Kingsley
September 26 Café Central Juan Carlos Median Vazquez
October 2 Trattoria No. 10 Doug D'Avico
October 3 Soundings Café Christopher Seaton

 

JULY 10 & 11, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. — BARILLA ITALIAN COOKING WEEKEND

Barilla and local chefs will give cooking demonstrations using fresh Italian ingredients such as those found in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden during the Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend on Saturday, July 10, and Sunday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Presented by Barilla, this free event features plant and recipe giveaways, family activities, gourmet olive oil and balsamic vinegar presentations, and three daily chef demonstrations with tastings of delicious Barilla pasta recipes, and more.

SATURDAY, JULY 10

10 a.m.
Mark Grimes
Pinstripes

1 p.m.
Cristiano Bassani
BaPi

4 p.m.
Lorenzo Boni
Barilla America

SUNDAY, JULY 11

10 a.m.
Yury Krasilovsky
Barilla America

1 p.m.
Giovanni Carzedda
Trattoria D.O.C.

4 p.m.
Giovanni DeNigris
Trattoria Trullo and Macello

Both Days

Italian Extra-Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Tasting with Simple Summer Appetizers

11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Mario Rizzotti
Academia Barilla