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Fab Chef: Stephen Wambach of Formento’s – Updated

September 2, 2016 by Soo Park

Fab Chef: Stephen Wambach of Formento's // Photo: Kailley Lindman

Fab Chef: Stephen Wambach of Formento’s // Photo: Kailley Lindman

Updated: Chef Stephen Wambach is no longer at Formento’s as of September 2016.

Meet Chef Stephen Wambach. Wambach joined Formento’s, a B. Hospitality restaurant, earlier this year. He comes from an impressive background and has trained under many famous chefs around the world….

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: ashley hutchinson, chef, chef interview, chefs, formento's, Italian food, kailley lindman, southern italian, stephen wambach, west loop

Fab Chef: Kevin Hickey of The Duck Inn

April 6, 2016 by Soo Park

Fab Chef: Kevin Hickey // The Duck Inn // Photo: @fabsooparkMeet Chef Kevin Hickey. Kevin Hickey is the Chef/Partner of Rockit Ranch Productions, The Duck Inn and Bottlefork. Prior to joining the group, Chef Hickey worked nearly two decades at the Four Seasons, where he received numerous accolades, including a Michelin star….

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: ahjoomah's apron, Best New Restaurant, bridgeport, chef, chef of the year, chinatown, duck inn, family, fat rice, fish, four seasons, history, interview, kastu, kevin hickey, locally sourced, michelin bib gourmand, michelin rated, mushrooms, naha, parachute, rockit ranch productions, rotisserie duck, The Bristol, the duck inn, urban belly

Fab Chef: Ched Pagtakhan from Triton College

January 8, 2016 by Contributing Writer

I was introduced to chef Ched Pagtakhan by his wife, Rosie. Rosie and I work together at the bakery. She would always bring amazing leftovers from the previous night’s dinner cooked by her husband, Ched, a Hospitality Program Coordinator at Triton College. She would always offer me a sample of his delicious creations. I knew he was someone that I wanted to meet and interview one day….

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: ched pagtakhan, chef, determination, goals, hardwork, hotels, instructor, restaurants, role model, triton college

Fab Chef: Thony Yang, Sous Chef at Slurping Turtle

October 23, 2015 by Contributing Writer

Meet Thony Yang, Sous Chef at Slurping Turtle. Born in Cholet, France and raised in the states, Chef Thony Yang (29) currently works as the sous chef at Slurping Turtle, a Japanese restaurant owned by the acclaimed, Chef Takashi Yagihashi….

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: chef, chef life, chef takashi, chef thony, chicago, coconut, cream puff, ginger, hamachi, interview, kitchen, life of a chef, michigan, pear, ramen, slurping turtle, sorbet, sous chef, tacos, takashi, tonkatsu

Fab Chef: My Journey as a Pastry Chef

October 3, 2015 by Contributing Writer

Photo: @chelsias at Sweet Mandy B's

I was that weird kid in high school who would beg her parents for money to take cooking classes or buy cookbooks instead of shopping for clothes and CDs (yes, I’m a child of the 90’s).  Now I choose to spend my time and money on all things related to food, whether it is adventures in Chicago or halfway across the globe in Southeast Asia, where I am originally from. My journey has been slow and extremely hard, but it’s been fun. It’s made me the person that I am today.

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: bakery, chef, chicago, culinary school, downtown, fine dining, hard work, hotel, journey, Lincoln Park, pastry chef, Restaurant, sacrifice

Fab Chef: Interview with Sherrie Tan, Executive Pastry Chef at Sweet Mandy B’s

September 29, 2015 by Soo Park

Photo: @chelsias at Sweet Mandy B's

Meet Fab Food Chicago’s Fab Chef and Writer, Sherrie Tan. Sherrie is the executive pastry chef at Sweet Mandy B’s and avid Instagrammer. She was born and raised in the Philippines. At the age of 19, she moved to New York to pursue her dreams and attend The Culinary Institute of America. Upon graduation, Sherrie relocated to Chicago and started her career at Tru. Her hard work and perseverance has led her to an impressive path, which includes working at Charlie Trotter’s, Peninsula, and Sweet Mandy B’s.

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Filed Under: {Fab Chefs} Tagged With: chef, desserts, Lincoln Park, pastry chef, Sweet Mandy B’s, sweets, treats

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