As you know Sandy is a big couponer - and that includes Groupon and Living Social too. Well she got an email about a thing called "Chef Unplugged". This is a repeating event with different chefs and appetizers. Chef Ben Vaughn from the Food Network show "Health Inspectors" is the main chef, with "celebrity" chefs rotating through. The chef for the event I went to was Emily Ellyn from Food Network star show this year. Both couldn't have been more sociable and friendly in a very intimate setting. The menu was very eclectic, with themes from the chef's perspectives. Ben's was southern comfort items and Emily's is retro rad - "raid your grandmother's cookbook and put your spin on it!" Anyway here is the menu for that evening:
- Humpty Dumpty Devilish Egg Canapes with Cracked black pepper edible spoons (they were pretty cool) and pickled pearl onions (Emily's)
- Peas Pudding Hot - Yorkshire Pudding with Maple Leaf Farms Duck Fat with Maple Leaf Farms Candied Duck Bacon Jam (Ben's)
- Duck Duck Beef -Roasted Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast, Smoked Brasstown Beef Osso Buco Stuffing with Grilled Southern Grit Cake and Lemon Preserves. (Ben's)
- I'm a Little Tea Cake - Short and Stout! Chocolate Tea Cake with Rose Water Frosting. (Emily's)
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| Duck Duck BEEF - Really good |
There was also a nano-brewery there from Yorkville IL - Three Angels Brewery... Extremely good craft beers - and brewed by some people with a real passion for local sourcing... Check out their link too...
Three Angels Brewing
All of the little plates were very good... Here are some links if you want to know more about the chef's history and future. Great people shared some great stories from their lives and their shows...
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| Ben, myself and Emily |
Emily Ellyn's Home Page
Ben Vaughn's twitter page
