May 14th Cook Eat and Drink with Chef Tong
Chef Tong Presents a Taste of Spring at
Whole Foods Market, Lincoln Park
Celebrate the arrival of Spring!
Chef Christopher Tong returns to present Spring fare that is sure to satisfy your gourmet tastes.
His demonstration will be held on Tuesday, May 14 from 7-9:00pm.
Chef’s Menu:
- Asparagus salad with red and yellow bell peppers, Champagne-saffron vinaigrette
- Lemon spaghetti, Parmesan cheese, basil, lemon zests, focaccia crisp
- Strawberry flambé with green peppercorns, vanilla bean ice cream
Chef will give you step-by-step directions and shopping tips, while answering all of your questions. And, everyone gets to have a taste!
The cost is $20.00 per person. The cooking class is on the mezzanine level in the on-site cooking classroom at the Whole Foods Market in Lincoln Park,1550 North Kingsbury, Chicago.
Feel free to bring a bottle of wine as well! BYOB
Chef Tong’s classes are popular at Whole Foods Market so we suggest you sign up early to guarantee your place in the class.
To register for the class, call Whole Foods Market, Lincoln Park at 312.587.0648 or sign up at the Customer Service Desk. Credit card or cash payment will hold your place in the class.
For more information about My Private Chef, contact Event Services at 773.370.8131 or visit our web site: www.myprivatechef.net
We hope to see you there!
ABOUT CHEF;
Christopher Tong is the owner of My Private Chef, the elegant Chicago-based private chef and gourmet dining service.
Born and trained in Germany, Chef Christopher Tong has been creating distinctive contemporary Continental and French cuisine for more than twenty five years. After he was recruited to join the culinary staff of Ciel Blue, a famous award-winning restaurant in Chicago, he continued his career at prestigious establishments around the U.S., including the Walt Disney Swan Hotel in Orlando, the world famous Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills and the Sutton Place Hotel and Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
Chef Tong’s cooking demonstrations are a favorite. He regularly appears on local television, at Bloomingdale’s Home & Furniture Store, Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table, Gilda’s Club Chicago, Whole Foods, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago’s Green City Market and In the Kitchen with Mariano’s at the Taste of Chicago.
Christopher was named one of the top 100 Chefs in Chicago and received the 2000 Gold Medal Award by the American Tasting Institute. He has served as a judge at the Illinois Institute of Art and is a member of the James Beard Foundation. He teaches his skills to students in the Culinary Arts Program at St. Augustine College.