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As part of the Food Revolution Day celebration, Centered Chef debuted a video project designed to educate Chicago on mindful munching.  In partnership with various schools and NFP youth programs in the Chicago land area, our “Eat Your Veggies” Video Contest was born!

Aside from empowering these kids and young adults to eat healthier, our vision is for their family and peers to see the work they’ve done and learn from them.  Based on the total number of YouTube views captured on each video from now through exactly 1pm CST on 5/26, the winning team will receive a 25 person cooking party at Centered Chef along with amazing prizes furnished by KitchenAid!

Tell your friends and family then be sure share your favorites!

Worldwide, Food Revolution Day will take place on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The Flagship Chicago event will be held at our Centered Chef Studios: 177 North Ada St. in the West Loop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with appearances by Protein Bar’s Chef Phil Fox, The Wellness Chef Eric Stein, Centered Chef Ryan Hutmacher, Andrea Metcalf of Naked Fitness, Mark Beier of Chicago Fit Club, Suzanne Ko of SKo-Fit, Lululemon, and Irv and Shelly’s Fresh Picks. Major sponsors and partners include KitchenAid, Protein Bar, American Diabetes Association of Chicago and Midtown Educational Foundation. The day will conclude with the debut of the Centered Chef’s “Eat Your Veggies” kids video contest.

Click here to see the full day agenda!  Register here to attend with your family or friends!

Other Chicagoland event locations include The Green City Market, Karyn’s on Green and Caphalon Event Center.

Throughout Chicago, young professionals play a vital role in the work of the local nonprofit and philanthropic community. The Golden Apple Foundation seeks active business and civic leaders, aged 24-35, with diverse backgrounds to serve on its Associates Board. Since its inception in 2009, the Associates Board promotes Golden Apple’s mission by organizing events and other activities, targeted at other young professionals, that raise money, attract media/PR attention, and grow overall support for Golden Apple.

Join the festivities on May 11th, from 8-11:30 pm!   Expand your network and make new friends with this lively group!  For an amazing night of  “clean, simple, sexy” food by Centered Chef, classy cocktails by various sponsors and a live performance by Captains of the Industry, register here.

Attention healthy food patriots and clean eating collaborators!

On Saturday, May 19, Centered Chef has partnered with the Jamie Oliver Foundation to host Chicago’s biggest Food Revolution Day event. As part of this fun and interactive, family-focused event we are debuting a video project designed to educate Chicago on mindful munching.

We are looking for middle schools and NFP youth programs in the Chicago land area to participate in our “Eat Your Veggies” Video Contest! By selecting one team of 5-6 students, ranging from 6-8th grade, to represent your organization, all teams will meet at Centered Chef, on Saturday, May 12th to film a 90 to 120 second video short. The Centered Chef staff will be supporting each team with this creative video project from start to finish, allowing for creativity to flow around the excitement of healthy and delicious recipes. The winning team will receive a 25 person cooking class party here at Centered Chef along with amazing prizes furnished by our partner sponsors! 

Aside from this friendly competition, an amazing day of activities will feature local celebrity chefs, a farmer exhibit with animals, fun fitness sessions, and a couple more suprises.  Stay tuned for details on the full day’s agenda coming next week.  Tell your friends and family!

Deadline for the team video contest entries are due by noon on 5/4.  Contact intern@centeredchef.com for details.

We are happy to announce the Early Summer edition of our popular new Detox Workshop — just in time for beach season! The program runs Monday, April 23 through May 21.

Join us on this multi-week culinary adventure where participants learn how to eat and cook clean, simple and sexy foods.  We will ‘reset’ your body through immediate, decisive and sustained changes to your diet.

Save 20% before April 15 with code “DETOX-ME”.  Learn More and RSVP.

Centered Chef may have evolved into a culinary studio dedicated to teaching healthy cooking, but we’ve been creating those same foods in our commercial kitchen since the beginning. Our history is deeply rooted in corporate and private catering – where we’ve been thriving since 2005.

Make no mistake. We’re anything but “just another caterer.”

As Chicago’s first 100% health-minded catering operation, Centered Chef uses only whole foods in the kitchen, from colorful produce to whole grains to hormone-free meats. Nothing artificial. Nothing processed. Ever.

Click Here to read more.

As part of Chicago Athlete Magazine’s ”Nutrition Issue“, Chef Ryan is proud to be featured for his work embracing foods for optimal fueling.   In this issue he offers some timely advice and seasonal recipes for athletes looking to increase performance as they look towards warmer weather.

Grab a partner and join us for a Mardi Gras celebration with a Night of Tango!  Presented by Chiesa Nuova, this event features a one hour tango lesson by the world famous Marco Mambelli followed by plenty of open dancing.

Marco studied Argentine tango in Italy with Alajandro Aquino and Mariachiara Michieli.  He is a founder of the University of Chicago Argentine Tango Club and teaches weekly classes. Marco’s tango style has elements of contemporary tango along with traditional and romantictango milonguero.

Reservations are strongly encouraged.  Visit Chiesa Nuova for additional details.

With our love for local artisans, Centered Chef recently hosted Artizone.com and their many purveyors for a night of delicious food! Friends and family gathered to sample the many local vendors being featured on this new website that brings the best, local, craft ingredients, to you! 

Centered Chef teamed up with Artizone to develop a menu that exemplified these artisan’s signature goods.   An amazing time was had by all, as the energy and momentum are being directed toward the launch of the site on 2/15!  

Take a look at the tasting recipes we created:

• Beef Balsamico Bites featuring short ribs: Gepperth’s Meat Market
• Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Onions & Apples: featuring filone loaves from Italian Superior Bakery and True Blue Cheddar from Great American Cheese
• Pajottenland featuring Belgium Country Bread: Hendrickx Belgian Breadcrafter
• Tagliatelle with Wild Mushroom Ragout: Pasta Puttana
• Ocean White Fish Provencal: Hagen’s Fish Market
• Chicken Potstickers with an Orange Gastrique: Green Grocer
• Roasted Butternut Squash Tartlets: Green Grocer