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SUMMARY:Holiday Tips & Tricks with Chef Art Smith: Virtual Visit
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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://urbanafr
 eelibrary.libnet.info/event/11178543
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\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.chefartsmith.com/" target="_blank" rel="
 noopener">Smith</a> began his career at the Florida Culinary Institute and
  honed his skills working with top chefs in France before finding himself 
 in Chicago. Here\, he served as Oprah Winfrey&rsquo\;s personal chef for a
  decade and opened his first critically acclaimed restaurant\, Table Fifty
 -Two\, known for its modern Southern dishes and locally sourced ingredient
 s.</p>\n<p>Smith is also a prolific cookbook author and TV personality who
  shares his passion for Southern cuisine. He has appeared on <em>Top Chef<
 /em>\, <em>Top Chef Duels</em>\, <em>Top Chef Masters</em>\, <em>Iron Chef
  America</em>\, <em>The Today Show</em>\, <em>Good Morning America</em>\, 
 <em>Entertainment Tonight</em>\, <em>BBQ Pitmasters</em>\, <em>The Oprah W
 infrey Show\,</em> and more.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Named Chicagoan of the Year by
  <em>Chicago Magazine</em> and Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard
  Foundation\, both in 2007\, Smith is currently Executive Chef and Co-Owne
 r with restaurants in Chicago\, Orlando\, Atlanta\, and Washington\, D.C. 
 He founded Common Threads\, a non-profit organization teaching low-income 
 children to cook wholesome\, affordable meals.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Smith will b
 e joined in conversation by Monica Eng\, an award-winning Chicago journali
 st\, and co-host of the food podcast <em>Chewing</em> with Louisa Chu.</p>
 \n<p>ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommoda
 tions\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com</p>\n<p><em>This e
 vent is made possible by<strong> Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)</strong>
 \, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier event
 s. ILP is partly funded by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\,
  a department of the Office of the Secretary of State\, using funds provid
 ed by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Library 
 Services and Technology Act (LSTA) provisions.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p></p>\nh
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