EVENTS: Garden Chef Series

Chef Series Lineup 2009

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

Date	Restaurant	Chef
May 23	Don Roth's Blackhawk, Wheeling	Bob Vorachek
May 24	Calihan Catering, Chicago	Robert Druschitz
May 30	Le Titi de Paris, Arlington Heights	Susan Maddox
May 31	Bluegrass, Highland Park	Warren Jones
June 6	Hot Chocolate, Chicago	Mindy Segal
June 7	Glen Prairie, Glen Ellyn	Danny Ovanin
June 13	Tru, Chicago	Gale Gand
June 14	Sage Grille, Highwood	Adam Grandt
June 20	Atwood Café, Chicago	Heather Terhune
June 21	TBD	TBD
June 27	Zest, InterContinental Chicago	Hans Lentz
June 28	Café Lucci, Glenview	Augie Arifi
July 4	Egg Harbor Café, Glenview	Jonathan Steinberg
July 5	Enzo & Lucia Ristorante, Long Grove	Lucia Cavallino
July 11	The Garden Café	Danny Salgado
July 12	Dirk's Fish and Gourmet Shop, Chicago	Dirk Fucik
July 18	Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend
July 19	Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend
July 25	Va Pensiero, Evanston	Jeff Muldrow
July 26	Now We're Cookin', Evanston	Mary McMahon
August 1	Café Matou, Chicago	Charlie Soucher
August 2	Dave's Specialty Foods, Mt. Prospect	Dave Esau
August 8	Ina's, Chicago	Ina Pinkney
August 9	Carlos', Highland Park	Ramiro Velasquez
August 15	Karma, Mundelein	Robert Packer
August 16	Whole Foods Market, Deerfield	Buffy Feinstein
August 22	The Chopping Block, Chicago	Shelley Young
August 23	Café Central, Highland Park	Juan Carlos Median Vazquez
August 29	O'Donovan's, Chicago	Victor DeLeon
August 30	The Rustic Kitchen, Chicago	Janine MacLachlan
September 5	A Private Affair, Chicago	John Riedle
September 6	Union Pizzeria, Evanston	Vince DiBattista
September 12	Cocco Pazzo, Chicago	Chris Macchia
September 13	My Private Chef, Chicago	Christopher Tong
September 19	First Slice Pie Café, Chicago	Mary Ellen Diaz
September 20	Les Nomades, Chicago	Chris Nugent
September 26	Glen Prairie, Glen Ellyn	Daniel Ovanin
September 27	Whole Journey/Northwest Yoga, Mt. Prospect	Steve Nakon
October 3	August Grocey Store, Chicago	George Djurovic
October 4	Osteria Via Stato, Chicago	David DiGregorio

JULY 18 & 19, 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 18, and Sunday, July 19, 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.

Visitors can learn about Italian herbs at an herb cart, featuring flat-leaf parsley, basil, and thyme. This year, the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden is featuring an Italian vegetable bed, including Listada de Gandia eggplant, Martino’s Roma and Italian Heirloom tomatoes, Genovese basil, Giant Italian parsley, Borettana onion, Marconi peppers, and Calabrese broccoli. Kids can learn about "Eating a Rainbow" at the drop-in family program. A variety of Academia Barilla products will be for sale in The Wheelbarrow and The Garden Shop.

Pasta Demonstration Schedule
(Chefs will provide small tastings at each pasta demonstration.)

Saturday, July 18

Time	Chef and Restaurant	Event
10 a.m.	Ken Chaffin of Sunset Foods in Highland Park	Pasta demonstration
1 p.m.	Mark Grimes of Pinstripes in Northbrook and South Barrington	Pasta demonstration
4 p.m.	Lorenzo Boni of Barilla America in Bannockburn	Pasta demonstration

Sunday, July 19

Time	Chef and Restaurant	Event
10 a.m.	Jeff Muldrow of Va Pensiero in Evanston	Pasta demonstration
1 p.m.	David DiGregorio of Osteria Via Stato in Chicago	Pasta demonstration
4 p.m.	Lorenzo Boni of Barilla America in Bannockburn	Pasta demonstration

Both Days

Time	Chef and Restaurant	Event
11:30 a.m.	Mario Rizzotti of Academia Barilla	Program and tasting with balsamic vinegar and olive oil
2:30 p.m.	Mario Rizzotti of Academia Barilla	Program and tasting with balsamic vinegar and olive oil