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Chicago Food Day

Friday, October 24th (National Day of Celebration for Food Day @ Two North Riverside Plaza)

10/24/2014

 

Two North Riverside Plaza, 9:00am -2:00pm

The Plaza Project’s celebration of National Food Day kicks-off with an educational Poetry Slam by Pilot Light Founders, Chefs Paul Kahan and Jason Hammel, and concludes with exclusive offerings from Chicago’s famed taqueria, Big Star.  The day-of festivities will be packed with cooking demos, urban agricultural tutorials and more – all in an effort to build awareness around healthy and sustainable eating.
The festivities will celebrate and increase awareness about healthy, affordable and sustainably produced food in effort to support the greater Food Day Chicago and National Food Day mission.
  • 9:30am - Pilot Light interactive poetry slam lesson: ‘I Am What I Eat’ 
    Lead by Pilot Light Founders, Chefs Paul Kahan and Jason Hammel
  • 11:15am “Apple Crunch” Commences
    Students and Food Day guests will take a bite out of an apple for a collective Food Day celebration and commitment to real food.  Apples donated by local, sustainable, Mick Klug Farm. 
  • 11:30am – 2pm Lunch with Chefs Paul Kahan & Jason Hammel featuring “Harvest Tacos” by Big Star, using ingredients sourced from the Gary Comer Youth Center garden
    (Tacos will be sold for $4 with all proceeds going towards Pilot Light Foundation)
  • Noon – 1pm Aquaponics Herb Growing Demonstration
    Growing Healthy People offers lunch guests a behind the scenes look at the ultra-sustainable growing technique 


DePaul University

  • Special Food Day menu

Local Restaurants 

  • Checkout a local restaurant and enjoy a special Chicago Food Day Menu Item. Visit the Participating Restaurants page to find a restaurant near you.
Participating Restaurants

Chicago Public Schools

  • Farm to School based nutrition education
  • Harvest events featuring cooking demonstrations by CPS Culinary students utilizing school garden produce
  • Local farmer visits to schools
  • Special Food Day menu at all 600 schools featuring local menu items

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Thursday, October 23rd (Chicago Food Day at Daley Plaza)

10/23/2014

 

Daley Plaza 7:30am – 2:00pm (workshops, food, music, speakers & entertainment)

  • The NOSH – Select local restaurant vendors serving healthy, organic ingredients
  • Main Programming – 12:00pm Guest Speakers: 
  • Building a Healthier Chicago & President of Cherry Street Innovation - Keith Wakeman
  • Chicago Public Health Commissioner - Bechara Choucair, MD
  • Health and Wellness Advocate - Karyn Calabrese 
  • Local winner Tess Boghossian from Michelle Obama’s Healthy Lunchtime Challenge
  • Workshops educating Chicago Public School students
  • Over 25 Food Day vendors and exhibitors in addition to the existing Farmer’s Market
  • Exhibitors to include: Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Slow Food Chicago, American Heart Association, Protective Diet, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC), Lifeway Foods, Indian Cooking and many more. A full list of exhibitors is available on the Exhibitor Page

Whole Foods Market Event

Sip & Savor: Plantstrong™ Wine Pairing Dinner
Whole Foods Market South Loop (1101 South Canal)
Thursday, October 23 6:30pm-7:30pm $15 Dinner, $10 Wine Flight
*Chicago Food Day Event

Healthy Eating Specialist Jessica and our Wine Expert are teaming up to bring you a Plant-Strong food and wine pairing dinner. Savor four courses of seasonal cuisine while you sip artfully paired wine selections. Seating is limited; sign up in advance at the Customer Service desk. 

University of Illinois at Chicago 

  • Farmer’s Market with student organizations, Main Quad 

HiddenCash

  • Follow @HiddenCashChi1 to participate in a citywide hunt for gift cards, cash, event tickets, free cooking vouchers, and more...

Local Restaurants

  • Checkout a local restaurant and enjoy a special Chicago Food Day Menu Item. Visit the Participating Restaurants page to find a restaurant near you.
Participating Restaurants 

Food Patriots 

  • Free Online Movie Screening and Twitter discussion #FoodPatsChat, 7PM CST
  • Visit www.foodpatriots.com to RSVP using the link at the top of their page

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Wednesday, October 22nd

10/22/2014

 

Chicago Public Schools

  • Farm to School based nutrition education
  • Harvest events featuring cooking demonstrations by CPS Culinary students utilizing school garden produce
  • Local farmer visits to schools

HiddenCash

  • Follow @HiddenCashChi1 to participate in a citywide hunt for gift cards, cash, event tickets, free cooking vouchers, and more...

Local Restaurants 

  • Checkout a local restaurant and enjoy a special Chicago Food Day Menu Item. Visit the Participating Restaurants page to find a restaurant near you.
Participating Restaurants

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Tuesday, October 21st

10/21/2014

 

Chicago Public Schools

  • Farm to School based nutrition education
  • Harvest events featuring cooking demonstrations by CPS Culinary students utilizing school garden produce
  • Local farmer visits to schools

Local Restaurants 

  • Checkout a local restaurant and enjoy a special Chicago Food Day Menu Item. Visit the Participating Restaurants page to find a restaurant near you.
Participating Restaurants

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Monday, October 20th

10/20/2014

 

Local Restaurants

  • Checkout a local restaurant and enjoy a special Chicago Food Day Menu Item. Visit the Participating Restaurants page to find a restaurant near you.
Participating Restaurants

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Sunday, October 19th

10/19/2014

 

TBD

Saturday, October 18th

10/18/2014

 

Whole Foods Market Event

Heirloom and Heritage Harvest
Whole Foods Market Lincoln Park (1550 North Kingsbury)
Saturday, October 18, 2014, 10am-6pm, FREE!
*Chicago Food Day Event

We are showcasing heirloom and heritage produce, as well as products made with heirlooms. We would also like spread the knowledge on what an heirloom is and why one might want to choose heirloom over conventional. Join our heirloom vendors, Slow Food Chicago, the Culinary Historians of Chicago, and the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance at our harvest!

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Friday, October 17th

10/17/2014

 

Whole Foods Market Event

Indian for Everyone Book Release
Whole Foods Market Lincoln Park (1550 North Kingsbury)
Friday, October 17, 2014, 6-9pm, FREE!
*Chicago Food Day Event

Join Anupy Singla, as she launches her 3rd cook book, Indian for Everyone, with a Diwali celebration. Enticing smells, delicious food, rich culture, live music, & mehndi hand painting are just the beginning!
6:00 p.m. - Cooking Demo
6:30 p.m. - Book signing, eating, Goose Island Beer Co.'s limited edition Devon Ave pale ale made with Patel Brothers spices, music, raffles (benefitting Les Dames d'Escoffier - Chicago Chapter)

RSVP to mw.kbs.marketing@wholefoods.com to get a raffle ticket for your chance to win signed books, Indian as Apple Pie products, cooking classes, and more!
#IndianForEveryone

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Thursday, October 16th (World Food Day)

10/16/2014

 

University of Illinois at Chicago

Food Patriots Movie Screenings
Commuter Resource Center, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., Room 245, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

DePaul University

Food Patriots Movie Screenings
DePaul Student Center Lincoln Park, 2250 N Sheffield Ave, Campus Room 103A, 6:00pm – 8:00pm


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