More than 300 people came out on a beautiful fall evening for Cooking up Change, the annual benefit to support the Healthy Schools Campaign and celebrate HSC's work to make schools healthier places.

Guests enjoyed the opportunity to mingle with friends, taste delicious food, meet new people, bid on fabulous auction prizes and watch cooking demonstrations by world-renowned chefs.

The evening was perfectly framed by the dramatic views from the Stadium Club at U.S. Cellular Field.

Many thanks to all of guests and everyone who made Cooking up Change such a success!

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We are grateful for the support and generosity of our sponsors and auction donors, as well as our Host and Benefit Committee members. Special thanks go to the evening's enthusiastic emcee, Univision anchor/reporter Enrique Rodriguez, and to Chefs Gale Gand of Tru and Bruce Sherman of North Pond for their commitment to healthy, sustainable food and their wonderful cooking demonstrations.

Thanks also to Isabella and Olivia Gerasole from Spatulatta and Gio Tramonto and Emma Sherman for making the evening so special.

Guests delighted in the special tastings prepared by students and chefs from the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts and the Washburne Culinary Institute.

Future chefs enrolled in culinary programs at the Chicago Public Schools were also on hand to create incredible culinary delights. Participants included students and teachers from the Chicago Vocational Career Academy, Prosser Career Academy, Tilden Achievement Academy and Perspectives Charter School.

 
Cooking Up Change 2006 Photos
Cooking up Change took place at the Stadium Club overlooking U.S. Cellular Field. VIP guests were able to walk the field, sit in the press box and see themselves on the Jumbotron.
Cooking up Change Host Committee Members William and Katherine Andersen take a stroll around the baseball field where the Chicago White Sox play.
HSC Board Member Joseph Zanoni and his partner, Albert Prieto, enjoy a tour of U.S. Cellular Field
Bob Ray (left) of the Illinois Education Association and a guest enjoy the sights and sounds of U.S. Cellular Field. The IEA sponsored Cooking up Change at the Champion level.
"Sox Win the World Series!" Bob Ray of the IEA calls in a headline from the press box at U.S. Cellular Field.
Benefit Committtee Co-Chair Phil Mott with HSC Executive Director Rochelle Davis.
HSC Board member Phyllis Pelt and her husband enjoy the Cooking up Change pre-reception.
HSC School Nurse Advisory Committee member Jessica Gerdes and her husband, Dean, visit with friends and colleagues at the Cooking up Change pre-reception.
HSC Board member Joseph Zanoni with HSC Board President Elizabeth Celio.
HSC Executive Director Rochelle Davis and HSC Board Member and Benefit Co-Chair Dianne S. Campbell at the Cooking up Change pre-reception.

HSC Board Members Elizabeth Celio and Martha Bergren with HSC Chicago Director Guillermo Gomez.
School nurses came out in force to support the Healthy Schools Campaign's annual benefit Cooking up Change!
HSC Board Member Johnny Prizant (center) catches up with Kent and Kathy Lawrence.
Juicing for Jocks was a sponsor of Cooking up Change at the Partner level.
Student chefs from Washburne Culinary Institute serve tastings of their delicous shrimp gazpacho.
Student chefs wowed guests with their imaginative offerings, like this whole wheat rotini with fresh tomato sauce.
HSC Executive Director Rochelle Davis and HSC Chicago Director Guillermo Gomez with Jovita Flores of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization.
Olivia and Isabella Gerasole of Spatulatta.com demonstrate their cooking skills alongside Gio Tramonto.
Student Chefs from culinary schools and Chicago Public Schools across the city created fresh and fabulous food for guests at Cooking up Change.
Guests at Cooking up Change enjoyed themselves while supporting the work of the Healthy Schools Campaign.
Chef Gale Gand of Tru and her son Gio demonstrated healthy dessert making. They were joined by Olivia and Isabella Gerasole, recent winners of a James Beard Award for Spatulatta.com, their online cooking show for children.
Everyone, both young and old, enjoyed the Cooking up Change live auction. Guests bid on guest appearances on Spatulatta.com, a week at a villa in Mexico and a day learning the ropes in Tru's award-winning kitchen.
Cooking up Change was an opportunity for friends, family and colleagues to catch up and enjoy a beautiful evening at U.S. Cellular Field.
Melissa Graham (center), Cooking up Change Host Committee and Benefit Committee Member, spends time with friends in the Stadium Club.
HSC Board Member Martha Bergren and her husband, Chuck, chat with Candelario Celio.
Laura Slowey, Linda Davis and a friend enjoy the festive environment at Cooking up Change.
Cooking up Change emcee Enrique Rodriguez got the crowd involved as he auctioned off an evening with Steve Dolinsky (the Hungry Hound) and Chef and Benefit Committee Co-Chair Phil Mott.
Chef Bruce Sherman of North Pond and his daughter Emma demonstrate how to make a scrumptous corn soup.
Guests were all smiles as they enjoyed the festive atmosphere of Cooking up Change.
Chef Gale Gand signed her cookbooks for guests at Cooking up Change.