Calling all Rick Bayless fans!
Once again, Macy’s Culinary Council is offering us a great opportunity to get up close and personal with some of America’s most well-known chefs.  Rick Bayless will be demonstrating some delicioso recipes from his new cookbook, Fiesta at Rick’s, at the Old Orchard Mall in Skokie this Saturday, August 28th.  You’ll also get to sample some of the featured dishes!  Chef Bayless will be signing copies of his new cookbook following the demo. 
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Rick Bayless is the owner of several …

Looking for someting to do this weekend?
Macy’s Culinary Council will be doing a food & wine pairing demonstration this Saturday, July 17 at noon.  Culinary Council Chef and Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson will be showing us the basics of proper food and wine partners.  Andrea will also be introducing her new line of stemware called “The One”, which is suitable for both red & white wines.  Culinary Council Chef and restaurateur Takashi Yagihashi will demonstrate how to entertain using seasonal ingredients.  Andrea will be available to sign her new cookbook, …

This Friday, May 21, Macy’s will be hosting an event that combines 2 of my favorite things: celebrity chefs and burgers!
Fresh off competing as a “chef-testant” on Top Chef Masters, Marcus Samuelsson will be in Chicago to do a cooking demo as part of Macy’s Culinary Council.  
If you’ve ever been to Seven on State, the fabulous food court on the 7th floor of the Macy’s on State Street, you are well aware that it is a culinary playground for anyone who loves celebrity chefs! Marcus Samuelsson’s Marc Burger is just …