Great Chefs - Great Food - Great Success
The 18th Annual Great Chefs Tasting Party produced record breaking results with 850 UCP supporters in attendance and nearly $120,000 raised for programs and services.
Guests were greeted by featured cocktail reception chefs, (La Madia, Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine, The Culinary School of Kendall College and Veerasway), plates were overflowing with signature dishes from 48 of Chicago's finest restaurants from AJA to ZED451, and just in case in guests wanted MORE, (Cupcakes), they were available to take home in individual to-go cartons.
The event was Co-Chaired by "190 North" Contributor Michelle Alegria, (ABC7, Chicago), Executive Chef Tom Kenny, (Mike Ditka's Restaurant), and Honorary Co-Chair Food Reporter Steve Dolinsky, (ABC7, Chicago).
A Host Committee consisted of Laura Durudogan, Lauren Edwards, (Sango LLC), John C. Fitzpatrick, (Partner, Laurus Strategies), Jordan Goodman, (Labor Relations Manager, REXAM Beverage Can), Deborah Lahey, (Exec. Vice President/COO, The Peggy Nortebaert Nature Museum), Jonathan Landan, (Director of Marketing, Rockit Ranch Productions), Whitney Lasky, Matthew C. Mulvihill, (Executive Vice President, Grubb & Ellis Company), Steven Napolitano, (Partner, DLA Piper US LLP), Susanna Negovan, (Editor in Chief, Michigan Avenue Magazine), Dave Pepper, (Chairman, Pepper Construction Company), Michael L. Thompson, (President/CEO, Fair Oaks Farms), and Philip R. Utigard, (Executive Vice President/Midwest, Transwestern).
A special thank you goes to the generous attendees, donors, chefs and volunteers, as well as the staff of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, who made this year's event a success.
Our sincere appreciation also goes out to UCP's ToyLend board members for their leadership in the Great Chefs Tasting Party. ToyLend helps infants and toddlers develop fine motor, language, literacy and recreation skills by playing with toy technologies.
Participating restaurants
AJA, Joshua Linton
Ben Pao, Jim Hoveke
Big Bowl, Marc Bernard
Café Ba-Ba-Reeba, Timothy Cottini
Capannari's Ice Cream, Jim Capannari
Carnivale, Mark Mendez
China Grill Chicago, Cliff Ostrowski
Custom House Tavern,Aaron Deal
Elate, Randal Jacobs
Everest/Brasserie Jo, J. Joho
Frankie's 5th Floor Pizzeria, Jose Aguilar
Gibson's Bar and Steakhouse, Audry Triplett
Heaven on Seven, Jimmy Bannos
Hub 51, Mike Bellovich
Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House, Rob Mrvos
India House Restaurant, Jagmohan Jayara
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steakhouse & Stone Crab, Gary Baca
Katherine Anne Confections, Katherine Duncan
L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge, Doc Ayala
La Madia, Jacob Williams & Jonathan Fox
Lana's Dazzling Desserts,Lana Kobrin
La Scarola Restaurant, Armando Vasquez
Lockwood Restaurant, Phillip Foss
Markethouse, Scott Walton
May Street Café, Mario Santiago |
Maya Del Sol, Todd Gunderson
Mercadito, Patricio Sandoval
Mercat a la Planxa, Michael Fiorello
Mike Ditka's Restaurant, Tom Kenny
Mon Ami Gabi, Justin Dumcum
MORE Cupcakes, Patty Rothman
Osteria Via Stato, David DiGregorio
Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine,
Greg O'Neill & Ken Miller
Petterino's, Francis Brennan
Piccolo Sogno, Tony Priolo
PROSECCO, Mark Sparacino
RL Restaurant, Steven Bakas
Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant, Kevin Dusinski
Sage Grille, Adam Grandt
Sarah's Pastries & Candies, Sarah Levy
Scoozi!, Jeremy Billings
Shaw's Crab House, Arnie Tellez
Shula's Steakhouse, Renea Powell
Sixteen, Frank Brunacci
The Culinary School of Kendall College
The Melting Pot Restaurant, Mike Ruffolo
The Purple Pig, Jimmy Bannos, Jr.
The Saloon Steakhouse, Jim Day
The Southern, Cary Taylor
Veerasway, Steven Hubbell
Wildfire, Moreno Espinoza
Wow Bao, Marc Bernard
Zed451, Patrick Quakenbush |
List as of May 27, 2010
All proceeds benefit the children and adults served by United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Chicago.
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