Gourmands should hang out at the Corner
If you're looking for a way to kick back and relax at Taste of Chicago -- and pick up great culinary tips from some of the country's most renowned chefs -- take a load off at the Dominick's Cooking Corner. Here are highlights:
TODAY
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 26 through July 4; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 5
Grant Park (main entrance at Michigan and Congress)
Free. Food and beverage tickets sold in strips of 12 for $8
(312) 744-3315
4 p.m. -- Emeril Lagasse; at 5 p.m. he signs copies of his latest book, Emeril at the Grill
SATURDAY
Noon -- Lucinda Scala Quinn, food director at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, host of "Everyday Food" on PBS; book signing follows
SUNDAY
1 p.m. -- Chef Jackie Shen, Red Light
3 p.m. -- Dawn Jackson Blatner, national nutrition expert; author of The Felxitarian Diet
JUNE 29
5 p.m. -- Cleetus Friedman, City Provisions
JUNE 30
3 p.m. -- Keli Fayard, Vanille Patisserie
JULY 1
11 a.m. -- Roberta Trenbeth, Jersey Mary BBQ
5 p.m. -- Michael Niksic, "the Food Mercenary"
JULY 2
4 p.m. -- Alpana Singh, Master Sommelier; host of "Check, Please!"
JULY 3
Noon -- Michele Scicolone, author of 1,000 Italian Recipes and The Sopranos Cookbook (book signing)
3 p.m. -- Chef A.J. Rudis, Chicago White Sox
JULY 4
Noon -- Chef Stuart O'Keeffe, from Dublin, Ireland
JULY 5
4 p.m. -- Chef Hector Marcial, Mundial Cocina Mestiza
• • A full schedule is available online at www.tasteofchicago.us.