Results tagged “secondharvest”

Apparently, Simon Cowell is a big supporter of the fight against hunger. Shocking, we know. But it just goes to show that just one day of working alongside volunteers of America’s Second Harvest, as shown on the "American Idol" show a couple weeks ago, can soften even the hardest of hearts (sorry, Simon, you can be kind of a toughie). The organization serves as a network for more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations...

The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art hosted Food & Wine magazine's eighth annual Entertaining Showcase this past Wednesday. Chicagoist is sure that there were members of the Chicago social elite in attendance, though we couldn't tell you who they were, what they looked like or what made them so gosh darned elite. This ignorance didn't stop us from enjoying, nay, revelling in the many tasty treats offered to us by some of the best chefs...

Twenty of the top chefs in Chicago are joining forces with Food & Wine Magazine for the 2006 Entertaining Showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Wednesday, November 15. The list of participating chefs reads like a who's who of Chicago fine dining: Food & Wine Best New Chefs Michael Carlson of Schwa and Graham Elliot Bowles of Avenues, Grant Achatz from Alinea, Shawn McClain from Spring, Green Zebra and Custom House, and Andrew Zimmerman...

It’s only the second day of June and we’re already feeling overwhelmed with all the events that are on tap for this summer. This month is extra chockfull of good times thanks to Music With Meaning, a series of events to raise money for two great causes: America’s Second Harvest and Rape Victim Advocates. Music With Meaning is a series of 30 music and literary events throughout the 30 days of June. You want jazz?...

All day tomorrow at Potbelly Sandwich: Bring in at least 3 non-perishable food items and they'll give you a coupon for a free sandwich. Woot! Potbelly will be donating all food collected to America’s Second Harvest. Last year they collected 42,000 pounds of food. .. this year their goal is to more than double that and get in 100,000 pounds of food (they should tell everyone to bring canned food, it weighs more!). This is...

Tickets are now available for Recipe For Relief, the Jimmy Banos-led culinary benefit for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. On Oct. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Grand Ballroom at McCormick Place South, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Dr., the event includes music, a silent auction and cookbook signing with Rick Bayless. To be clear, Chicagoist is heartbroken than such an event is necessary but we have to tell you that as...

Last January, Chicagoan Brandy Agerbeck turned 30 and celebrated with a potluck dinner. According to Agerbeck's Web site, "Everyone was asking for everyone else's recipes. I thought, 'I oughta create a Friends of Loosetooth.com cookbook.' I love old ladies auxiliary type cookbooks that are a group, community effort. In the next thought, 'and we'll donate the money to a food bank'." And that's just what she did. Agerbeck has developed the "Friends Of Loosetooth.com...

Today marks the start of the Killerspin U.S. Open, table tennis’s premier event, and lucky us, it’s at Navy Pier! The event runs through Sunday, and there are all sorts or exciting table tennis events throughout the day. Tonight, kick in for a good cause at the SPINvitational at UIC Pavilion. The world’s top table tennis players will be playing for charities including the Union League Boys and Girl Club, the Belle Center, America's Second...