Thursday, March 12, 2009

Get ready for 'Rampfest!'

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Carol Wallack, executive chef/owner of sola, is participating in the fifth-annual "Rampfest" at Garfield Park Conservatory. (Photo: sola)


Help preserve Illinois' farming industry by supporting the fifth-annual Rampfest, happening at the Garfield Park Conservatory (300 N. Central Park Ave.) on April 3.

Award-winning journalist/Tall Grass beef rancher/author Bill Kurtis hosts, as noted local chefs create unique dishes featuring ramps, a native wild leek. Participating culinary artists include Chris Opper (Food for Thought), Paul Kahan (Blackbird), Tony Galzin (mk), Carrie Nahabedian (NAHA), Carol Wallack (sola), and Sarah Stegner and George Bumbaris (Prairie Grass Cafe).

Get tix here. $75 before March 20; $90 after.

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