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Chef Series II

OUR 2016 MID-WINTER MONDAY'S CHEF SERIES TICKETS GO ON SALE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016.

FIRST UP ON MONDAY, JANUARY 25
WE'VE GOT A MASH-UP OF EPIC PROPORTIONS!
SARAH STEGNER AND GEORGE BUMBARIS OF PRAIRIE GRASS CAFE (James Beard Winners, Green City Market, and a resume too long to list) and THE NOMAD PIZZA CREW OF JARED BATSON AND RICKY SAKODA ARE TEAMING UP TO KICK OFF THIS YEAR'S EVENT DURING CHICAGO'S ANNUAL RESTAURANT WEEK. SARAH AND JARED HELPED US OPEN UP BACK AUGUST 2014 AND WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE THE FULL TEAM ASSEMBLED IN OUR LITTLE KITCHEN.

THE SECOND DINNER IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AND WE'LL HAVE OUR GREAT FRIENDS
LEE KUEBLER AND KRISTINE KURTZMAN FROM MILWALKY TACO AND MILWALKY TRACE
ARE RETURNING TO FEATURE A MENU INSPIRED BY THEIR BRAND-NEW LIBERTYVILLE RESTAURANT, MILWALKY TACO.
THIS GUY MAKES SOME OF THE FINEST FOOD ANYWHERE AND LET'S FACE IT, GETTING A TABLE AT MILWALKY TACO IS GOING TO BE TOUGH UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO EAT IN THE PREP KITCHEN LIKE ME.

OUR LAST CHEF WILL REMAIN A MYSTERY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT WILL BE KNOWN BY DINNER ONE. WE'RE HOLDING OUT FOR SOMEONE AS SPECIAL AS THE FIRST GROUPS AND HAVE THREE FINALISTS BUT ARE AWAITING CALENDARS TO CLEAR UP. THE DINNER WILL BE HELD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22.

ALL DINNERS START AT 6:30 PM.

TICKETS ARE $100 PER PERSON PER DINNER OR YOU CAN BUY ALL THREE DINNERS FOR $275 PER PERSON. DINNER INCLUDES 4-5 COURSES AND BEVERAGES TO MATCH. IT'S A GREAT DEAL FOR A GREAT CAUSE SO SHAKE OFF THE COLD WEATHER BLUES AND ENJOY SOME FANTASTIC FOOD THIS WINTER.

ALL NET PROCEEDS GO TO THE SIX LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND PADS SHELTERS.