Now it is time for one of MY favorite parts of 12thannual Chicago Gourmet Lights, Camera, Napkin (September 28-29, 2019) ….it isn’t ALL about the pavilion hopping I wrote about last week….it is about some name dropping!!! For those of us who watch cooking shows on television or read cooking magazines like Bon Appetit, there …
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Chicago Gourmet 2019: Lights Camera Napkin Part 2: Screenplays, Scripts and Cooking Demonstrations
The 12thannual Chicago Gourmet Lights, Camera, Napkin theme (September 28-29, 2019) in Chicago’s Millennium Park really made me think a lot about what goes into the entertainment in our lives. Obviously from my first blog this week about Chicago Gourmet 2019, I emphasized how the food the chefs showcased is as varied as movie genres. Did …
Chicago Gourmet 2018 Part 2: Rockstar Chefs
Who do you love? I kept hearing the chorus of this rock n’ roll classic over and over in my head on from last Saturday and Sunday at the 11thannual BON APPÉTIT Presents Chicago Gourmet. (A little fun fact….did you know Bo Diddley wrote “Who do you love” in the 1950’s?) Walking around this year’s …
Chicago Gourmet 2016: Food Is Art
Art. I am not sure who said “Art is subjective, and means something different to every single person on earth” but I think the same can be said about food. You can see artistry in everything from how a top chef plates a meal to the beauty of a rustic family tomato sauce cooking on the …