Chicago Botanic Garden

EVENTS: Garden Chef Series

Chef Series Lineup 2011


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 21

Garden Café at the Chicago Botanic Garden  

Michael Kingsley
May 22

Dave’s Specialty Foods

Dave Esau
May 28

Le Titi De Paris

Susan Maddox
May 29

Diva Chocolates & Confections Inc.

Karianne Soulsby
June 4

City Provisions

Cleetus Friedman
June 5

1:30 p.m.                      Green Youth Farm
2:30 p.m.                      McCluskey Brothers

 
June 11

O’Donovan’s Pub & Restaurant

Victor DeLeon
June 12

South Water Kitchen

Roger Waysok
June 18

Sixteen

Frank Brunacci
June 19

Bank Lane Bistro

Brandon Paige
June 25

Tapas Gitana

Andy Novak
June 26

Glen Prairie

Danny Ovanin
July 2

Terzo Piano at the Art Institute of Chicago

Meg Colleran Sahs
July 3

Peirrot Gourmet at The Peninsula Chicago

Anthony Schmidt
July 9

Sixteen

Sarah Kosikowski
July 10

Dirk’s Fish and Gourmet Shop

Terry & Dirk Fucik
July 16

Café Central

Juan Carlos Median Vazquez
July 17

Pensiero Ristorante

Joe Wojciechowski
July 23

Egg Harbor Café

Jon Steinberg
July 24

Now We're Cookin'

Mary McMahon
July 30

Carlos’

Ramiro Velasquez
July 31

Hot Chocolate

Mindy Segal
August 6

Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend

10 a.m. Kevin Abshire,
          Due Lire

1 p.m. Federico Comacchio
          Phil Stefani's 437 Rush

4 p.m. Lorenzo Boni,
          Barilla America
August 7

Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend

10 a.m. Yury Krasilovsky,
          Barilla America

1 p.m. Mark Grimes,
          Tap House Grill

4 p.m. Ken Chaffin,
          Sunset Foods
August 13

Shanghai Terrace at The Peninsula Chicago 

Ivan Yuen
August 14

Tru

Gale Gand
August 20

Bluegrass

Warren Jones
August 21

Masa Azul

Alvaro Chavez
August 27

Heirloom Tomato Weekend

big jones

Paul Fehribach
August 28

Heirloom Tomato Weekend

Diva Chocolates & Confections Inc.

Karianne Soulsby
September 3

312

Luca Corazzina
September 4

Quince

Andy Motto
September 10

Big Bowl

Marc Bernard
September 11

Whole Journey/Northwest Yoga

Steve Nakon
September 17

Culinary Landscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden  

Michael Kingsley
September 18

Sable Kitchen & Bar

Heather Terhune
September 24

Everest Burger and Bakery

Margarita Challenger
September 25

M

Brian Greene
October 1

one sixtyblue

Michael McDonald
October 2

My Private Chef

Christopher Tong