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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL Holiday Tips and Tricks with Chef Art Smith
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DESCRIPTION:Join Chef Art Smith to learn about his culinary journey and br
 ing some culinary inspiration into your holiday season. He will be joined 
 in conversation by Monica Eng\, award-winning Chicago journalist..\nhttps:
 //downersgrove.libnet.info/event/10713763
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>A two-time James Beard Foundation award wi
 nner\, Smith believes &ldquo\;The art of cooking\, the act of feeding peop
 le\, is the most engaging\, most memorable way to connect with people.&rdq
 uo\; Smith began his career at the Florida Culinary Institute and honed hi
 s skills working with top chefs in France before finding himself in Chicag
 o. Here he served as Oprah Winfrey&rsquo\;s personal chef for a decade and
  opened his first critically-acclaimed restaurant\, Table Fifty-Two\, know
 n for its modern Southern dishes and locally sourced ingredients. Smith is
  also a prolific cookbook author and TV personality\, sharing his passion 
 for Southern cuisine. He has appeared on Top Chef\, Top Chef Duels\, Top C
 hef Masters\, Iron Chef America\, The Today Show\, Good Morning America\, 
 Entertainment Tonight\, BBQ Pitmasters\, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more. 
 Named Chicagoan of the Year by Chicago Magazine and Humanitarian of the Ye
 ar by the James Beard Foundation\, both in 2007\, Smith is currently Execu
 tive Chef and Co-Owner with restaurants in Chicago\, Orlando\, Atlanta and
  Washington\, D.C. He is the founder of Common Threads\, a non-profit orga
 nization teaching low-income children to cook wholesome and affordable mea
 ls.</p>\n<p>This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present\, a 
 statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. IL
 P is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a d
 epartment of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by th
 e U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of 
 the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclus
 ion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoisli
 brariespresent@gmail.com.</p>\n<p><strong>We cannot promise the recording 
 will be shared on our virtual programs page\; to make sure to see the reco
 rding\, patrons should register.</strong></p>\n<p>Contact the Adult and Te
 en Services Desk at ATS@dglibrary.org&nbsp\;or call (630) 960-1200 with qu
 estions.</p>\n<p><strong>Participant Zoom instructions:</strong></p>\n<ul>
 \n<li>Registration with email address is required. You will receive the ac
 cess link with your reservation confirmation.</li>\n<li>Virtual programs a
 dhere to the Library's Video and Photography Policy. Participants should b
 e aware of their privacy settings before logging into the program.&nbsp\;<
 /li>\n<li>This program will be presented through a live Zoom webinar.</li>
 \n</ul>\nhttps://downersgrove.libnet.info/event/10713763
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