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Oak Park Micro Brew and Food Review 2010

by melissamcadam on August 27, 2010

Last Saturday The Perfect Dinner was at the Oak Park Micro Brew and Food Review.   The Micro Brew is sponsored by Seven Generations Ahead.  We have partnered with them since they started the Micro Brew in Oak Park and this year enjoyed another year as a food vendor.  We served our Meatloaf Sliders, BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders and homemade Guacamole with chips.

Thanks to all who came out and supported the cause.   Also, thanks to those who stopped by our booth.  We already can’t wait for next year!

The guys behind the scenes - Chef John and Grant

Come check out Chef John this Saturday, August 28th, at the Oak Park Farmer’s Market.  He will be demonstrating a Summer salad with spring mix, peaches, blu cheese and more and a Fall Salad with roasted zucchini and squash.  FREE Samples will also be there!

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Introducing The Happy Cake

by melissamcadam on August 16, 2010

Katy, Owner, The Happy Cake

Let us tell you about TPD’s new favorite cake specialist – Katy! Katy is the proud owner of The Happy Cake and she is currently using the kitchen at The Perfect Dinner in Oak Park to make her fabulous cakes.

Beautiful and Elegant

Katy started baking cakes a year ago. She worked in marketing for 7 years but decided to make a HUGE career change to follow her dream of owning her own business!

We love having Katy around The Perfect Dinner kitchen and REALLY like it when we get to sample some of her cakes (even if it’s just the scraps). They taste absolutely delicious. Not only are her cakes delicious they are custom made.  Each cake is made special and you can see Katy’s hard work transform into a wonderful cake for a special event.

How cute is this?

Katy has shared a booth with The Perfect Dinner a few times at the Oak Park Mid-Week Market and this week, Wednesday, August 18th, Katy and The Happy Cake will be doing a special demonstration. She is presenting a demo on creating a “Present cake” from start to finish AND she will have a “create your own cupcake” session with easy techniques you can use at home.

First Birthday Cake

Additional information about Katy and The Happy Cake (and more pictures!)  can be found on her website or become a fan!

Be on the lookout for a Happy Cake promotion for you -  The Perfect Dinner customers!

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Chef John featured at the Oak Park Mid-Week Market

August 5, 2010

The Perfect Dinner’s own Chef John Lane was the featured Guest Chef at Oak Park’s Mid-Week Market on July 28th, 2010. The demonstration — Jicama, the vegetable you can grow to love — drove people to TPD’s booth to check out Chef John’s newest creations. We featured his Arugula, Nectarine and Jicama salad, Chicken and [...]

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Taste of Park Ridge – A big success!

July 13, 2010

The Taste of Park Ridge was a big success! We served thousands of meatloaf sliders and were making homemade macaroni & cheese without a break for 3 days! Chips with Guacamole and Caprese Salad with Focaccia Bread were also featured on our menu.  Everyone loved the food and we loved meeting many new people in [...]

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The Park Ridge Store FINALLY Gets its Awning!

July 5, 2010

We’ll spare you the gory details, but they have something to do with permits, appearance commissions, appeals to neighboring businesses, waiting periods, appeals to the variance committee, variance committee hearings, motions, approval by the city and a whole lot of red tape.  But now (after 8 months of red tape) we have a beautiful new [...]

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Oak Park Mid-Week Market

July 2, 2010

Summer is here!  And we are enjoying our Wednesday evenings at the Mid-Week Market in Oak Park! So far we have been at two of the markets – June 16th and, most recently, June 30th.   We featured our Homemade Guacamole & Chips, Fresh Caprese Salad (fresh mozzarella, olive oil & basil) with Homemade Foccacia, Tapenade [...]

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Holiday Menus for February….and there are a lot!

January 27, 2010

HAVING A SUPERBOWL PARTY? Check out The Perfect Dinner’s Quick Catering Menu for yummy & festive party platters. Menu available at the TPD kitchen or online at www.theperfectdinner.com/catering Superbowl is Sunday, February 7th. Pre-orders suggested by Monday, February 1st. VALENTINE’S DAY MENUS Available Saturday, February 13th Pre-orders recommended for Valentine’s Day by Monday, February 8th [...]

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Become a Fan of The Perfect Dinner!

January 25, 2010

We’re on Facebook now! If you have enjoyed our food and service, please consider becoming a Facebook Fan of The Perfect Dinner and spread the word through your friend network.

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Follow The Perfect Dinner on Twitter!

January 23, 2010

The Perfect Dinner is now on Twitter! Follow us at: http://twitter.com/PerfectDinner

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The Perfect Dinner Park Ridge-Ribbon Cutting

November 10, 2009

The Perfect Dinner Park Ridge is officially open! Thanks to the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce for organizing our Ribbon Cutting by The Mayor! Our fearless leader, Karen Gruber chats with Mayor Schmidt. Come visit our new location at 6 S. Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge! Call us in Park Ridge at 847.825.TPD1 (8731) Call us [...]

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