Steadfast 7-course charity dinner w/ Michelin chefs & more

Steadfast hosting seven-course dinner featuring Michelin starred chefs and more where all proceeds benefit NoStigmas charity on Wednesday, December 11


Ryan McCaskey of Acadia, Brian Fisher and Jared Bacheller of Entente, Jonathan Zaragoza of Birrieria Zaragoza and Larry Feldmeier of The Albert join Jeremy Leven and Chris Teixeira of Steadfast for the charity dinner

Steadfast executive chef Jeremy Leven and pastry chef Chris Teixeira will host a seven-course dinner featuring Michelin starred chefs and more on Wednesday, December 11 with all proceeds benefiting NoStigmas charity.

Seventy tickets for the charity dinner that starts at 6pm on Wednesday, December 11 at Steadfast are available for purchase via this Eventbrite link: http://steadfastchicago.eventbrite.com

The price of $120 includes a cocktail hour with passed appetizers, a seven-course dinner from seven acclaimed chefs, dinner beverage pairings, tax, and gratuity. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit NoStigmas (https://nostigmas.org).

NoStigmas is a mental health support organization built by people who have been impacted by mental health and suicide-related issues. NoStigmas empowers a network of over 75,000 “Allies” through self-care, peer support, and advocacy tools while aiming to eliminate stigmas as a barrier to overall wellbeing.

Cocktail hour for the charity dinner will be from 6pm to 7pm with passed appetizers from Chef Nate Henssler of Portsmith and Chef Miles Schaefer of 90th Meridian. Dylan Seo – bar manager at The Sixth – will have two specialty drinks available during cocktail hour in addition to zero proof drinks.

The dinner portion of the evening starts at 7pm. There will be five savory and two dessert courses. The following seven chefs will each do their own course at the dinner.

* Chef Ryan McCaskey of Acadia (Two Michelin Stars)

* Chef Brian Fisher of Entente (One Michelin Star)

* Chef Jonathan Zaragoza of Birrieria Zaragoza (Michelin Bib Gourmand)

* Chef Larry Feldmeier of The Albert at Hotel EMC2 (2020 Jean Banchet Award Nominee for Rising Chef of the Year)

* Chef Jeremy Leven of Steadfast (Zagat "30 Under 30")

* Pastry Chef Jared Bacheller of Entente (One Michelin Star and 2020 Jean Banchet Award Nominee for Pastry Chef of the Year)

* Pastry Chef Chris Teixeira of Steadfast (2020 Jean Banchet Award Nominee for Pastry Chef of the Year)

Alcoholic and zero proof beverage pairings from Seo are included during the dinner. Unfortunately, dietary restrictions cannot be accommodated at the charity dinner.

Leven is the new executive chef at Steadfast and his new fall happy hour and dinner menus are now available. Leven is a former chef at mfk (where earned Michelin Bib Gourmand honors in 2016 & 2017) and Gaslight Coffee Roasters. Leven recently completed a 15-week stint under star chef Rene Redzepi at the world-renowned Noma. Leven was a member of Zagat Chicago's “30 Under 30” class a few years ago.

Steadfast (https://www.steadfastchicago.com) is one of standout restaurants from The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group (https://www.thefifty50group.com). Steadfast opened in 2016 inside The Kimpton Gray Hotel in The Loop at 120 W Monroe St.