An unforgettable meal is one of life's greatest gifts.
Since 2007, Clandestino Supper Club has been assembling unique culinary events, collaborating with artisan food producers, skilled cooks, and talented local artists.
Join us at our wandering dinner table and experience dishes that highlight the best of the season, prepared with ingredients from our favorite local farmers.
Feb 20, 2010
Valentine's Day 2010
We had a great time cooking at the mansion and so glad to see all of you there dining with us!
Thursday night we started things out with a performance by Angel Olsen. She's working on an album right now and if you want to check her out, you can find her at The Whistler in Logan Square.
The duck hearts were lovely. They were cut and scored, then marinated in Ponzu and Vanilla overnight. Right before service they went into a ... Read More
Jan 2, 2010
December in Chicago marks the end of the Harvest season. During Thanksgiving we ate everything in sight. You can't deny it anymore, winter is coming.
It takes some planning and creativity to plan a 200 mile dinner in December, but I accepted the challenge with gusto and reached out to some farmers to put together the final meal of the year.
From Vicki at Genesis Growers, I sourced the majority of the produce including cabbage, carrots, watermelon radish, beets, lettuce, and brussel sprouts. I ... Read More
Nov 13, 2009
This dinner is part of the Clandestino Artist Dinner Series. This series was developed by Curator Vicki Fowler. We spend an evening with a local artist in their space, and enjoy a collaborative and delicious meal using local ingredients.
On Friday the 13th, we served our labor intensive menu at the home studio of artists Sarah and Joseph Belknap in Cicero. We used acorn squash from the Belknap's backyard garden.
Their work relies heavily on collaboration and on performing labor and using labor as ... Read More
Oct 9, 2009
the house, photo by Lorenzo Tassone
It was a dark and stormy night and the steak was the right amount of bloody.
How did we prepare such tender and delicious octopi?
Chef Nikki Stanger sauteed the brined squigglies in olive oil and garlic, with a lemon juice finish.
Thanks to members of Pillars and Tongues for providing sounds.
We were at the historic Keith Mansion, now home to the Prairie Avenue Gallery. The current show features local artists: Elizabeth Buchanan, Yvetter Kaiser Smith, Karen Wohlberg, Elke Klaus, ... Read More
