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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. In-person watch pa
 rty with a virtual speaker. R.\nhttps://indiantrails.libnet.info/event/115
 86722
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 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 Winfrey Show</em> and more.</p>\n<p
 >Named Chicagoan of the Year by Chicago Magazine and Humanitarian of the Y
 ear by the James Beard Foundation\, both in 2007\, Smith is currently Exec
 utive Chef and Co-Owner with restaurants in Chicago\, Orlando\, Atlanta an
 d Washington\, D.C. He is the founder of Common Threads\, a non-profit org
 anization teaching low-income children to cook wholesome and affordable me
 als.</p>\n<p>Smith will be joined in conversation by Monica Eng\, award-wi
 nning Chicago journalist and co-host of the food podcast "Chewing" w/ Loui
 sa 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 Lib
 rary\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds prov
 ided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the prov
 isions of the Library Services and Technology Act.</p>\n<p>ILP is committe
 d to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, email illino
 islibrariespresent@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Virtual program offered at libraries 
 across Illinois. These programs are always available virtually. Two ways t
 o participate: In-person watch party with a virtual speaker or Zoom.</p>\n
 <p>R = Registration required.</p>\nhttps://indiantrails.libnet.info/event/
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