Garden Chef Series
Saturdays and Sundays, May 28 – October 9, 2016
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-served 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. Through the Garden's Windy City Youth Farm program, seasonal produce from the Fruit & Vegetable Garden is used in the food in the Garden View Café.
We'll feature recipes from the Garden's participating chefs, past and present.
Chef Series Lineup 2016
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.
Saturday, May 28 | Luca Corazzina | 312 Chicago |
Sunday, May 29 | Josh Lynn | Hearth |
Saturday, June 4 | Cleetus Friedman | Baci Catering & Events / Caffè Baci |
Sunday, June 5 | John Manion | La Sirena Clandestina |
Saturday, June 11 | Andy Novak | Tapas Gitana |
Sunday, June 12 | Roger Waysok | South Water Kitchen |
Saturday, June 18 | Gale Gand | Tru / Sit Down, Shut Up and Eat |
Sunday, June 19 | Terry & Dirk Fucik | Dirk’s Fish and Gourmet Shop |
Saturday, June 25 | Laura Piper | One North Kitchen & Bar |
Sunday, June 26 | Marcos Ascencio | Guildhall |
Saturday, July 2 | Dean Eliacostas | Real Urban Barbecue |
Sunday, July 3 | Joey Beato | Community Tavern |
Saturday, July 9 | Mario Garcia | Hilton Chicago |
Sunday, July 10 | Dave Esau | Dave’s Specialty Foods |
Saturday, July 16 | Chris Teixeira | Homestead on the Roof |
Sunday, July 17 | Nicole Pederson | Found Kitchen and Social House |
Saturday, July 23 | Michael Hiller | Shedd Aquarium |
Sunday, July 24 | Christopher Tong | My Private Chef, Inc. |
Saturday, July 30 | Norman Hargrove | Pierrot Gourmet at the Peninsula Chicago |
Sunday, July 31 | Sonya Soto | Nieto’s |
Saturday, August 6 | Paula Haney | Hoosier Mama Pie Company |
Sunday, August 7 | David DiGregorio | Osteria Via Stato |
Saturday, August 13 | Rick Starr | Ad-Lib Geocafe |
Sunday, August 14 | Greg Wade | Publican Quality Bread |
Saturday, August 20 | Brad Bussen | Museum of Science and Industry |
Sunday, August 21 | Mario Rizzotti | Italian Culinary Expert |
Saturday, August 27 | Eric Mansavage | Farmhouse Tavern |
Sunday, August 28 | Steve McDonagh & Dan Smith | The Hearty Boys |
Saturday, September 3 | David Choi Jr. | Healthful Habits, Inc. |
Sunday, September 4 | Vince DiBattista | Campagnola / Union Pizzeria |
Saturday, September 10 | Stephanie Kowalyk | Illinois Mycological Association |
Sunday, September 11 | Juan Carlos Medina Vasquez | Cafe Central |
Saturday, September 17 | Shelley Young | The Chopping Block |
Sunday, September 18 | Margarita Challenger & Jovanny Diaz | Guanajuato |
Saturday, September 24 | Steven Hipp | Garden View Cafe |
Sunday, September 25 | Steven Hipp | Garden View Cafe |
Saturday, October 1 | Mary Kay Gill | Regenstein School of the Chicago Botanic Garden |
Sunday, October 2 | Karianne Soulsby | Diva Chocolates & Confections, Inc. |
Saturday, October 8 | Rafael Aguiniga | Toyota Park |
Sunday, October 9 | Mike Schulte | Culinary Landscape |
