"COOKING UP A CURE" October 18, 2010

Chicago’s top chefs are teaming up to for Cooking Up a Cure, a culinary all-star dining event, to support the Chicago area chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation and promote continued research into a cure for the disease.

This delicious event will be chaired for the second time by Cleetus Friedman, owner of City Provisions, and will be held at Salvage One.
The event will provide guests an opportunity to sample some of the best food and drink in Chicago, view the hidden treasures at Salvage One, and bid on some amazing auction items—all for a great cause.
Chicago’s top chefs and restaurants will be featured in a fun evening for a great cause.
For more information visit: www.cookingupacurechicago.com

Some of the participants include:

City Provisions
Browntrout
Carnivale
David Burke’s Primehouse
Floriole
Girl and the Goat
Heaven on Seven
Hot Chocolate
Province
Purple Pig
The Signature Room
Smoque
Uncommon Ground
Viaggios
Veerasway
Vie
…and more!

The night will consist of a silent and live auction and a generous sampling of food and drinks. All proceeds from the “Cooking Up a Cure” event will support ongoing research and funding for scleroderma.
Tickets are $100 for an individual ticket or tables of ten for $1500.
For tickets contact Ann Peterson at apeterson@scleroderma.org or 312.660.1131, or purchase online at www.firstgiving.com/scleroderma-chicago

About Scleroderma
Scleroderma is considered an auto-immune disease that varies widely across persons and can be life threatening. This disease causes thickening and tightening of skin, and in severe cases, also hardens internal organs. Scleroderma means “hard skin” in Latin. This disease affects 300,000 people in the U.S. who are predominately women. There is currently no cure for Scleroderma.