Newsletter - Summer 2009

It's been a pleasant summer so far.  There are lots of great summer recipes prepared by our chefs on my website.

The especially prominent Carla Hall Chef/Owner of Alchemy Caterers was on show 760.  She prepared Short Bread and a Summer Salad.  Since last appearing on "Recipes from the Chef's Kitchen" Carla Hall was a contestant on the Bravo Network show "Top Chef".   She is now a celebrity in the cooking world.

Her catering business has taken off since her being on "Top Chef".  Carla also does promotionals and cooking classes.  She will be writing a cook book soon.  It was pleasant having her back.

Below are two pictures of her taken on  the set episode 760.  I hope you enjoy them.

I am traveling to my home town of Chicago for two weeks and am adding some new recipes from some of Chicago's famous restaurants.

When in Chicago I did visit some of the many Chicagoland restaurants.  Pictured below are just two of them.  These have been around for a long time and have excellent menus plus reasonally low prices.

Warm Regards,
Lindsey



Top Left - Carla Hall (left) with Lindsey Gustin (right)
Top Right - Camera Operator Jyothi Sunkari (left) and Carla Hall (right)
Bottom Left - Lindsey at the Berghoff Restaurant in Chicago
Bottom Right - Lindsey at the Bohemian Crystal Restaurant in a Chicago Suburb