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SUMMARY:Illinois Libraries Present  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. .\nhttps://hplibra
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join Chef Art Smith to learn about his cul
 inary journey and bring some culinary inspiration into your holiday season
 . A two-time James Beard Foundation award winner\, Smith believes &ldquo\;
 The art of cooking\, the act of feeding people\, is the most engaging\, mo
 st memorable way to connect with people.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Smith began his c
 areer at the Florida Culinary Institute and honed his skills working with 
 top chefs in France before finding himself in Chicago. Here he served as O
 prah Winfrey&rsquo\;s personal chef for a decade and opened his first crit
 ically-acclaimed restaurant\, Table Fifty-Two\, known for its modern South
 ern dishes and locally sourced ingredients.</p>\n<p>Smith is also a prolif
 ic cookbook author and TV personality\, sharing his passion for Southern c
 uisine. He has appeared on <em>Top Chef</em>\, <em>Top Chef Duels</em>\, <
 em>Top Chef</em> <em>Masters</em>\,<em> Iron Chef America</em>\,<em> The T
 oday Show</em>\, <em>Good Morning America</em>\, <em>Entertainment Tonight
 </em>\, BBQ Pitmasters\, <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em>\, and more.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p>Named Chicagoan of the Year by<em> Chicago Magazine</em> and Hum
 anitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation\, both in 2007\, Smith
  is currently Executive Chef and co-owner with restaurants in Chicago\, Or
 lando\, Atlanta\, and Washington\, D.C. He is the founder of Common Thread
 s\, a non-profit organization teaching low-income children to cook wholeso
 me and affordable meals.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Smith will be joined in conversati
 on with Monica Eng\, award-winning Chicago journalist and co-host of food 
 podcast <em>Chewing</em>&nbsp\;with Louisa Chu.</p>\n<p>This event is made
  possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration 
 among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a
  grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office 
 of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Muse
 um and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and
  Technology Act (LSTA).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>ILP is committed to inclusion and a
 ccessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespr
 esent@gmail.com</p>\nhttps://hplibrary.libnet.info/event/11124262
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