Jimmy Bannos - No Introduction Needed! Jimmy Bannos - of Heaven on Seven renown - has been a regular at the Meals on Wheels Chicago's Celebrity Chef Ball from almost the beginning. “It has to be at least 28 years now. Christian De Vos recruited me and I’ve been a regular ever since. He didn’t [...]
Celebrity Chef Tom Van Lente Meet Tom Van Lente - Celebrity Chef, plus a recipe! Tom Van Lente is the Chef/Owner of TVL Culinary. He has cooked at many of Chicago’s finest restaurants and was recognized as a “Rising Star Chef” by The James Beard Foundation, and as one of “30 Chefs in [...]
Bill and the Celebrity Chef Ball Committee (circa 1997) “When Mayor Daley asked you to do something, you did it." -Bill Kaplan As part of our continuing series The 30 Faces of Meals on Wheels Chicago, we spoke with Bill Kaplan, CEO, Senior Lifestyle Corporation, about the early days of MOWC and the [...]
Richard Horwood receiving the Austin Fleming Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Estate Planning Council (CEPC). Meet Richard Horwood – 30 Faces of Meals on Wheels Chicago As part of our 30 Faces of Meals on Wheels Chicago series to celebrate our 30th year, we are looking back to those people that have [...]
30 Faces of Meals on Wheels Chicago - Interview with Board Member Amy McCarty As part of our 30 Faces of Meals on Wheels Chicago series to celebrate our 30th year, we recently sat down with board member Amy McCarty, partner at Monahan Law Group, to hear how MOWC's mission is important to her. I have [...]
As part of our 30 Faces of Meals on Wheels Chicago series to celebrate our 30th year, we recently sat down with Paula Conrad, Senior Manager for Corporate Relations at ComEd/Exelon, to talk about their longtime support. ComEd has been a partner of Meals on Wheels Chicago for over 10 years. It was an easy [...]