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Event
Rock the House
UPDATE: The event is from 7pm - 10pm on February 1st (one hour longer!)
UPDATE 2: We now have donations from Hopothesis Brewing, Revolution Brewing, and Great Lakes Brewing for you to enjoy after the pairings.
6 Craft Beers, 5 Special Chef Recipes, and 2 Rockin' Bands make for a fun evening to support two great causes.
This evening is strictly fun. No speeches or awards. Just a good time and a one-of-a-kind experience you won't forget. Sip craft beers from accomplished home brewers and taste culinary delights from chefs that call Oak Park home.
Music by Golden with the School of Rock band opening.
Chefs include:
Melissa Elsmo - Melissa makes you believe you can enjoy every meal just as she does: fully and enthusiastically. A trained chef and cook with passion, Mel, is a local crackerjack on cooking and dining. Shortly after winning a Jambalaya contest in 2011, she was tapped as contributing food writer for Sun-Times Media and she is currently developing her own cookbook. Mel may have an affection for fine dining, but loves kicking back with a craft beer just as much.
Karl Bader- Karl's Craft Soup is an Oak Park-based custom homemade soup service that specializes in fresh, small-batch soups prepared thoughtfully with the season's best ingredients. A longtime Oak Park resident, Karl Bader owned a small eatery (S3 Kitchen) where soups were a mainstay and also the foundation for a variety of healthy-eating lunch projects at several OPRF grammar schools. Karl's Craft Soup can be delivered locally or available at seasonal farmers markets, a variety of retail stores and on-line. www.karlscraftsoup.com for details.
Su Jang - Owner of New Rose Catering grew up in her family's Chinese restaurant. Her father told her to learn to cook and she would always have a job. New Rose Catering was formed 4 years ago out of necessity after Su was laid off from her healthcare marketing position and remembered her father's words and quickly began helping Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park busy families answer the dreaded "What's for Dinner?" question. In addition to providing weekly dinners as a personal chef, New Rose Catering also provides delicious and fun twists on classic dishes for small events catering. Search for New Rose Catering on Facebook.
Rich Klevgard - Graphic Designer Rich Klevgard, from Oak Park has been recreating BBQ classics for well over a decade. His obsession with southern barbecue traces back to his boyhood boarding school days in Chattanooga, Tennesseea car ride down an unpaved road through trees to a shack in the woods where the only smell was burning hickory and the sweet awe inspiring flavors of pork. Today Klevard's dry rubs vary from sweet to savory with a hints of coffee, caramel, coriander, and a touch of smoked anise. His sauces, often based from locally harvested honey or herb infused rye whiskey, satiate but never overplay the deliciousness of smoked pork. Generous and enthusiastic, he enjoys using his culinary skills as a means to support various causes in the community.
Ron Martin - A true veteran of the food service industry. Starting off as a dishwasher and working up to being the assistant kitchen manager. Ron went on to manage a number of kitchens in the St. Louis area. In 1986, he began attending the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York and graduated in 1987. Since 1987, he has worked as a corporate executive chef, private chef, high-end catering chef, and as the youth chef instructor for the last 14 years at Cheney Mansion. Presently, he is a chef instructor for the Chopping Block in Chicago. He is proud to have called Oak Park home for the past 18 years.
And now a 6th Chef!
Steve Skrine of Skrine Chops
Craft Brews include:
Session IPA - Dave Kahlow has been brewing for about 23 years and enjoys learning nuances about the brewing process and sharing the brewing experience with people throughout his life. Dave enjoys taking what appear to be simple ingredients and converting them into a variety of beer styles that can be shared with friends and family. Oh yeah, and Dave lived in Portland where he picked up a lot of good tips.
Rye IPA - Nate Hutchinson likes the smell of grains steeping, hops hopping, and the fermentation happening in his home. Sharing his homemade brews is something he has enjoyed for some time. "Sharing your own brew is better than sharing a store-bought brew."
Hoppy Wheat Beer - Doug Schenkelberg started brewing because of his love of craft beer and wanting understand the art and science behind making a good beer. He has been known to use spreadsheets to keep track of beers. He continues to brew to learn, share, and come up with fun names for the things he create. It also gives him a reason to use the word "saccharification."
Belgian Blonde - Rick Boltinghouse, Renaissance Man. Father of Seven. Devoted Husband. Ardent Homebrewer.
Milk Stout - Tom Hollinden says there isn't just one reason he likes to brew - its a combination of having fun, trying new things and the excitement around always ending up with a something that tastes great.
American Brown Ale - John Chapman-Reinstra This brew has dense layers of malt, caramel, baking chocolate, and a hint of roast coffee. John Chapman-Rienstra was inspired to home-brew due to his love of craft brews and increasing beer snobbery, insistence on learning how to do everything, and desire for a new expensive hobby. He is a living testament to, "If this guy can brew craft beer, anyone can." (He will also have some bottles of Autumn Amber Ale, his first craft brew, on hand, to prove how easy this is.)
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LocationSchool of Rock (View)
219 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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