While many of you may be getting ready for graduations, the Geneva Chamber is getting ready for what we dub "Festival Season".
June 19 kicks off 6 days of Swedish Days in downtown Geneva. Full details will be posted soon at http://www.visitgenevail.com/swedishdays.html. 2012 brings new entertainment and events; zip lining down Third St, Sweden Väg and Geneva's Got Talent and favorites return; the carnival, Kids' Day, Rosemaling and the Grand Parade. It all makes for the perfect start to summer.
The prestigious Geneva Arts Fair commences on July 28 and continues on July 29. Over 150 esteemed artists will line Third St., in downtown Geneva. Visitors will be amazed at the artistry and creativity displayed.
As summer comes to a close, Festival of the Vine celebrates the autumn harvest. September 7 - 9 brings the Flavor Fare, Wine Tent, Free Entertainment and activities for the young ones. Also included are carriage and trolley rides and a fabulous craft show. Deadline for application for the craft show is right around the corner, June 1.
More information on all things Geneva Chamber is www.genevachamber.com. We look forward to welcoming you to lovely, historic Geneva!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Let the MEN do the cooking this Friday!
Local celebrity chefs will prepare
their favorite appetizer, side dish, main dish or dessert and compete to earn
the most votes from the crowd. Attendees can vote for their favorite
chefs with their pocketbooks and every dollar is worth one vote. Votes
can be submitted before the event at our secure site www.genevachamber.com/60men.
All proceeds go to The Geneva History Center, The Geneva Lions Club & The
Rotary Club of Geneva.
Celebrity chefs
schedule to cook that evening:
Mark Allen, Tommy
Antonson, Eric Bartel, Nick Buseski, Patrick Cagney, Scott Capper, Greg
Carlson, Matthew Christopher, John Cirpinski, Don Cummings, Mike Deagle, Justin
Eggar, Hank Erwin, Don Forni, John Frankenthal, Joe Grace, Gordie Hard, Ben
Hedge, Bruce Heidlauf, Kevin Heitkotter, Stuart Henn, Cory Hofstetter, Pat
Hofstetter, Weldon Johnson, Dan Joniak, Gabe Kaven, Bob Kovacs, Don Kramer,
Steve Lord, Mark Low, Craig Maladra,
Nicholas Manheim, Arun Mani, John Martin, Joe McMahon, Bennett Melone, Charlie
Miller, Rick Nagel, Nick Ninedorf, Devin
O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien, Paul O’Dacre, Michael Olesen, Larry Olesky, Dan Perry,
Mark Plantery, Dave Press, Howie Pribble, Jim Radecki, Tim Riley, J. Tom Shaw,
Mark Spero, Tim Sullivan, Matt Teske, Mark Tusken, Jeff Ward, Doug Warlick,
Mark Weaver, Dennis Wendt, Rick Williams, Andrew Young and Larry Zacher.
Tickets are $30
and are available at The Geneva Chamber of Commerce, The Geneva History Center,
The Paper Merchant and State Street Jewelers.
For more
information contact the Geneva Chamber of Commerce at 630-232-6060. View last year’s fun at http://youtu.be/ABXWEZPxjTk.
The event is
presented by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce to benefit the Geneva History
Center, Geneva Lions Club and Rotary Club of Geneva.
About
the organizations that benefit from “60 Men Who Cook”
The
Geneva Chamber of Commerce funds and promotes
tourism activities including festivals that bring thousands of visitors to Geneva
The
Geneva History Center
The
Geneva History
Center collects and displays artifacts
and information from Geneva Geneva
History Center
Over
the past 40 years, Geneva Rotary has touched hundreds of organizations in the Fox Valley
The
Geneva
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Steve Lord - a self made cook
With one week left until 60 chefs compete for your votes, there is one more chef to meet. That being said, 60 of the finest chefs have graciously offered to be a part of this event that is presented by Geneva Chamber of Commerce and supports Geneva History Center, Geneva Lions Club and Rotary Club of Geneva.
Steve Lord is not only recognizable by his name, as he is a
news reporter for The Beacon News, but also by his face because he is a
frequent performer and board member at Geneva Underground Playhouse and he
writes short stories, plays and screenplays.
So obviously he can write, but can he cook?
“Well, the truth is, I’m a self-made cook. When I was single
and living on my own in the early 1980s, I got sick and tired of always making
macaroni and cheese out of a box. So I bought The Joy of Cooking and a number of other cookbooks and learned how
to cook.”
And he continued to perfect his culinary skills.
“For a long time on my own (I cooked), and then when my wife
and I were first married, I cooked a lot and spent a lot of time on it. Then,
when the kids came along, between them not liking what I cooked and not having
a lot of time, it was back to macaroni and cheese out of a box!”
Steve is a returning chef and believes in using fresh
ingredients and the blending of flavors.
As of this writing, he isn’t sure what we will all be sampling, but one
thing we can count on is his booth will be clean.
“Once I slaved over a dinner and was “graded down,” if you
will, for leaving the kitchen messy. So I learned how a chef is supposed to
sort of clean as he goes.”
One of the questions asked is ‘Any other interesting factoid
you would like to add?’ Most chefs will use this space as a final shameless
plug to vote for them, however Steve actually added something very random, but
nonetheless interesting.
“The can was invented in 1810, but the can opener was
sometime in the 1870s. That means for about 60 years, people canned food but
didn’t have a way to open the cans!”
Things that make you go hmmmmmmm.
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