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 15, 2010
Categories: News
After 4 nights of dinner parties, our mural eventually achieved masterpiece status. Between courses of duck, rocket, pork, and saffron pasta, we painted right on the gallery walls.
Thursday Night: sorry guys we whitewashed over most of your stuff.
Friday night: Is Cupid really evil? At least we know that the Gipsy Trio loves us.
Saturday Night: Cindy P. tells us to Cook with Passion!
Sunday Night: Not much room left on the wall, but somehow everyone filled in the white spots and finished the job.
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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
Dec 20, 2009
Pear polenta cake, blueberry custard on crème anglais
Ingredients
For the Cake:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups beet sugar
6 eggs
2-1/2 cups whole milk
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
For the Poached Pears:
4 Red Anjou pears
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 star anise pods
2 cinnamon sticks
For the crème anglaise:
1 cup whole milk
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup beet sugar
For the blueberry custard:
2 quarts whole milk
1 cup beet sugar
1 teaspoon salt
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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
