hef Taryn has been cooking since
she was a little girl growing up in
Chicago and learning from her dad
who she considered the best. On Fridays, they would go somewhere uber grown-up in downtown Chicago and then spend Saturday and Sunday shopping for ingredients and cooking at home. A father/daughter favorite was trying to re-create what they had been served at the restaurants they visited. Weekend mornings at dad’s house consisted of Jacques Pepin and Julia Child, not the usual cartoons or kids programs her friends watched. Taryn received her first wok in 3rd grade (it was red and electric) and tried to take over the role of chef in her mom's house.
Twenty years of professional cooking has provided Taryn an incomparable experience. From California, to Colorado, and up and down the East Coast to The Dominican Republic, South Africa, Hawaii, Morocco, Cyprus, and for a Russian oligarch on a super yacht, somewhere in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. As if cooking for Oprah Winfrey for a decade isn’t reward enough, she’s has the incredible honor to cook for her many high-profile guests including former President Barack Obama and
First Lady Michelle, Gayle King, Sarah
Ferguson -Duchess of York, a bevy of
Hollywood elite, including her
absolute idol, Dr. Maya Angelou. Taryn
has led cooking classes at the Oprah
Winfrey Academy for Girls in South
Africa and is grateful to have inspired
people to want to cook, be
imaginative and fearless in the
kitchen.
Chef Taryn has returned to her
Chicago roots to open The Kismet
Table, an Atelier. Described as a chef’s
workshop to dream, create and
experiment, Taryn offers guests an
exceptional experience through
delectable meals, intimate
celebrations and private dining.
Located in the Lincoln Park
neighborhood of Chicago, The Kismet
Table will feature a weekly menu of to
-go provisions while also offering
boutique catering and on-site dinner parties for groups up to 12. The front area of the space will include small-batch gourmet retail & housewares, both made in house and by other independent crafters from around the world. For more information visit www.kismettable.com.
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