Event Sun Oct 11 2009

86 Hunger: Ending Hunger in Our Community

This year, 35 percent more Chicagoans are turning to the Greater Chicago Food Depository and its network of pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. Now, more than ever, it's important to support this incredible organization so they can help feed those in need.

Beginning Oct. 21, six local restaurants will play host to the Food Depository's inaugural "86 Hunger" dinner series, an event that will unite chefs and guests together in an effort to ending hunger in out community. Each dinner in the series will provide guests with an intimate dining experience at some of the most prominent restaurants in Chicago.

Tickets for individual dinners (schedule below) are $150, and all proceeds benefit the Food Depository. Information and tickets are available here.

• Oct. 21: Frontera Grill, Chef Rick Bayless
• Oct. 26: Red Light, Chef Jackie Shen
• Oct. 28: Custom House, Chef Aaron Deal
• Nov. 8: West Town Tavern, Chef Susan and Drew Goss
• Nov. 10: BOKA, Chef Giuseppe Tentori
• Nov. 18: Restaurant Michael, Chef Michael Lachowicz

The Frontera Grill dinner includes a visit to Chef Rick Bayless' home garden, as well as a live cooking demonstration in the restaurant's test kitchen. VIP tickets for the Frontera Grill dinner are $1,250 and include entry to four other dinners. Chefs and restaurants are donating their time and labor for the dinners, which will include approximately 100 attendees each.

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