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The Chicago Culinary Museum and Chefs Hall of Fame honored one of Chicago's finest Wednesday evening, with the induction of Chef Rick Bayless of Topolobampo and Frontera Grill.
At the end of September, Chicago will celebrate its culinary roots with a gourmet food and wine festival. The two-day event is being produced by the Illinois Restaurant Association and will be held in Millennium Park. In an interview, Sheila O'Grady, president of the Illinois Restaurant Association, shares her thoughts on the event-how it got started, what visitors can expect and what challenges they've faced while organizing the culinary showcase.
Q: How did the idea for Chicago Gourmet first come about?
For three days, from July 21 through the 24th, Wrigleyville residents got an unexpected treat, free pizza-about 60 pies worth. The slices were courtesy of Ian's Pizza by the Slice, a new restaurant that just opened on Clark Street south of Addison Avenue. Unfortunately it wasn't exactly what managers Jaime Gamez and Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau had planned for the restaurant's launch. In fact, giving away pizza was exactly the opposite of what they had wanted to do.
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