Taste of Chicago: Schedule of Chef’s Cooking Demonstrations – June 25-July 4

Friday, June 25, 2010

• 11 am – Zagat Sweet Treat Challenge

• 12 Noon -  Jimmy Bannos & Jimmy Bannos, Jr., Heaven on Seven & the Purple Pig

• 1 pm -  Mario Batali, presented by Chicago Brick Oven

• 2 pm – Join Mario Batali for a book signing
• 4 pm – Cleetus Friedman, City Provisions
• 5 pm – Chef Gloria Hafer, After School Matters, “Healthy Eating to help Curb Child Obesity”

Saturday, June 26, 2010

• 11 am - Chef Gerry Gulli, United Airlines

• 12 Noon -  Everyday Food with Lucinda Scala Quinn, SVP executive director of food for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, co-host of Everyday Food on PBS and author of Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys

• 1 pm -  Chef Ryan Hutmacher, Centered Chef Food Studios

• 2 pm – Diane Henderiks, RD “Dietitian in the Kitchen” – leading US nutritionist, cookbook author and regular on-air contributor for Good Morning America Health
  

• 3 pm - Ina Pinkney, Ina’s

• 4 pm - Chef Keith Jones, author of “Cooking up Your Dreams”

• 5 pm – Chef Vicente Duran, Vivo

Sunday, June 27, 2010

• 11 am – Chris Lateano, Executive Chef, South Water Kitchen

• 12 Noon - Chef Ryan Hutmacher, Centered Chef Food Studios

• 1 pm - Shelley Young, the Chopping Block

• 2 pm – Martha Stewart Living with Jennifer Aaronson, editorial director food and entertaining for Martha Stewart Living

• 3 pm - Matt Goulding, co-author “Cook This Not That! Kitchen Survival Guide” & “Eat This, Not That!” book series

• 4 pm - Chef Tony D’Alessandro, Big & little’s, Hell’s Kitchen, Season 6

• 5 pm - Chef Keith Jones, author of “Cooking up Your Dreams”

Monday, June 28, 2010

• 11 am - Chef Laurel Boger, The Eli’s Cheesecake Company

• 12 Noon - Chef Dennis Karim, Smith Village

• 1 pm - Mr. Fix It and host of Housesmarts, Lou Manfredini

• 2 pm – Humana presents “Healthy Food for the Fun of it!” featuring Jimmy Bannos and family sharing their favorite recipes

• 3 pm - Irma Dinkha, Beautiful Cakes

• 4 pm – Chef/Partner, Cesar Pineda, Ciao Amore Italian Restaurant

• 5 pm -  Will Brown, “Wills Way Cooking”

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

• 11 am - Roberta Trenbeth, Jersey Mary BBQ

• 12 Noon - Chef Bob Zrenner, 33 Club

• 1 pm - Stephen Wambach, Executive Chef, EPIC

• 2 pm - Chef Mike Cisternino, Tavern at the Park

• 3 pm - Chef Fred Genovese & Kevin Jenkins, Chef & the Fatman, authors of “The Red White & Blue Collar Cookbook”

• 4 pm – Katherine Davis, Recording Artist; Blues Singer, author of “Blues Woman Cookbook”

• 5 pm - Chef Rome, “Personal Chef to the Stars”

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

• 11 am – Chicago’s own The Hearty Boys and the winner of the Red Eye Virtual Kitchen Contest

• 12 Noon - Chef Derris Cole, Cole’s Catering

• 1 pm – Chef Justin Large, Big Star

• 2 pm - Andrew Brochu, Kith n Kin

• 3 pm - Taste of Home with Dana Elliott

• 4 pm - Taste of Home

• 5 pm - Alain Roby, Executive Pastry Chef, Stetson Chophouse at Hyatt Regency Chicago, author of “Casual and Elegant Desserts”

Thursday, July 1, 2010

• 11 am -  Chef Christopher Tong, My Private Chef

• 12 Noon - Radhika, Exec Chef, English, Top Chef, Season 5

• 1 pm - Chef Luca Corazzina, 312 Chicago

• 2 pm – David Mirassou, presented by Mirassou Winery

• 3 pm – Giada De Laurentiis, presented by Bella Serra Wines of Italy
• 5 pm – Paul Young, Finalist on The Next Food Network Star

Friday, July 2, 2010

• 11 am - Chef Paul Fehribach, Big Jones

• 12 Noon - Chef Omar O. Rodriguez, (k)new Restaurant

• 1 pm - Giuseppe Tentori, Executive Chef, Boka Restaurant

• 2 pm - Chef Dave Samber, Polo Café & Catering, Bridgeport, U.S.A.

• 3 pm – George Reisch, Brew Master, Anheuser-Busch

• 4 pm - Chef Dwight E. Evans II & Davonte Evans, Covenant Village of Northbrook
• 5 pm - Chef Victor DeLeon, O’Donovan’s Pub & Restaurant

• 6 pm – Sunny Savage, wild food expert and host of Veria TV’s “Hot on the Trail”

Saturday, July 3, 2010

• 11 am - Marc Silverman, ESPN Radio 1000: Waddle & Silvy

• 12 Noon - Rev. Leo Patalinghug, “Grace Before Meals”

• 1 pm - Chef Ardon Mofford, Governor’s Pub and Eatery/Taste of Nova Scotia

• 2 pm - Linda Szarkowski, Green Spirit Raw Food Living

• 3 pm - Chefs Henry Maciazek & Erin Joseph, Tu Chez/Heller Catering

• 4:00 – Chef Michael Fiorello, Mercat a la Planxa

• 5 pm – Sunny Savage, wild food expert and host of Veria TV’s “Hot on the Trail”

Sunday, July 4, 2010

• 11 am – Ranjana Bhargava, Indian Cooking

• 12 Noon - Denise Norton, Flavóur Cooking School

• 1 pm - Derek Simcik, Atwood Café

• 2 pm - Chef Todd, Fisher, THE KITCHEN, Sand City, CA

• 3 pm - Chef Julius Russell of A Tale of Two Chefs and co-host The Big Ten Cookout, on The Big Ten Network

• 4 pm - Russell & Dora Moore, “Cooking for your pets”