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Gifting and Experience instead of more stuff

Tess Kearns - Sunday, November 22, 2015

Gift Certificates for shared experiences make great gifts!

All Natural Chicago hosts an Underground Supper Club on the 4th Friday of most months.  Our communal seating and open kitchen space offer a wonderful culinary dining experience.  We have had a few Italian/pasta driven events.  Our first, PastaPalooza can be found here.  Ravioli, lasagna, handmade pastas, oh my!  The next pasta focus event was APastalype Now!  They are not always Italian driven, but our dinners allow Chef Micky to have a creative culinary outlet.  We love catering social events and corporate meetings, though Supper Club gives Chef a chance to exercise his culinary muscles. We want to invite you and your friends and family to participate in these dinners.

Our Underground Supper Club will return in January.  We are offering gift certificates this holiday season.  When you don't want to buy someone you care about more stuff, offer them an experience and have one for you to share at a discount!  With the purchase of a gift certificate for $120, you receive 2 seats to an upcoming Underground Supper Club and 50% off your seat to the same or another dinner.  Dinners range from $60 to $75 per seat, depending on the menu and offerings.  Our exclusive email recipients are notified of these events. They occur on or around the 4th Friday of most months.  Sample menus can be found here.  Consider offering your friends and family an experience this holiday season...to be enjoyed in the new year.  

Chef making pasta       Fresh product

Roast pork tenderloin medallions served on Pappardelle, bacon, Brussels, Parmesan ( 

Tiramisu

Finding the perfect event space

Tess Kearns - Monday, November 09, 2015
We all have events to celebrate in our lives.  Sometimes, we just want to get some friends together and enjoy their company.  All Natural Chicago has begun hosting events that run the gamut of reasons.  We have hosted sporting event viewing, baby showers, bachelorette parties, customer appreciation events, moms looking for a night out to color and have cocktails, and don’t forget Underground Supper Club (Click here to view).  If you have a reason to gather more than a few people, and want chose the volume of the music, menu that is served, how the seating will be arranged - considering a space like our catering kitchen is a great idea.  Thanks to Red Tricycle and a recent blog post (check out the article here) we have gotten quite popular.  Baby shower brunches are lovely in our well lit space.  You can include a Mimosa bar if you like.  Non-typical bachelorette parties have included belly dancing lessons and stand up comedians.  If you can imagine it, we can pull it together.

There are many facets to planning an event.  You need to consider a date and time, a location, decorations and menu.  Then there are the invitations, will you chose digital or send them in the mail?  Tess and her sales team can help you plan the perfect event.  All Natural Chicago can offer linens in colors to match a theme.  Pipe and Drape to line the walls, chafing dishes, special glassware, highboy or bistro tables, you name it, we can provide it.   Below you will find some images captured at different events.  You can see how the feel of the room changes with the time of day and the accents that are included.  Contact All Natural Chicago today, we will help you plan and execute a wonderful event.  Then we will do all of the clean up. How nice is that?!?

 Lastly, menu planning is essential.  From the right kinds of food to the proper amount, the planners will help you every step of the way.   Fresh, healthy and delicious are what we strive.  Your guests will remember your event.  Perhaps they will remember who else was there, but they will certainly remember the food you served.  You can check out our sample menus (Click here to view) but consulting with our staff will help you chose a menu you are excited to share with your guests.