MWarnaar catering

09/06/2025

I will be on the WGN morning show tomorrow talking about food, cooking, the Favorite Chef fundraiser and competition, volunteering at Emanuel Congregation and making Mustard and Chili Roasted Beef Tenderloin skewers. The show starts at 10am. Check it out!

04/07/2023

Mark has been doing more of these private dinners - up to 7 courses, wine pairings if requested - and last night's was a great group of six folks and a big success. Spiced walnuts, cheese poofs, corn humus inspired by Aba in Fulton Mkt, cold yellow pepper soup with polka dots, mustard chili roasted beef tenderloin, roasted radishes, sheet pan gnocchi with wild mushrooms and spinach and a honey mustard horseradish sauce, an arugula and fennel salad with parm, and then a stone fruit and cheese selection. They had a cake and we paired it with an awesome dessert wine. Love doing these.

15/04/2023

The to-go pandemic thing was great in a way and it didn’t slow us down. But glad to be eating together and feeding people in person again

21/03/2023

We have been notified that a mama fox and her baby kits have a den in the dune grass by the pier in Loyola Park. Please stay away from this area, do not seek out the foxes and keep all dogs on leash. All dogs are required to be on leash at the beach during normal times but it’s even more important now. We are fortunate to have this amazing wildlife in our backyard and we have a duty to protect it ❤️ Thank you all for your cooperation in protecting these natural areas and the wildlife they shelter.

06/06/2021

29/03/2020

So I've got 16 chickens and 224 oz of crushed tomatoes. And no people to feed. What do I do?
Heres what I'm doing. They are easy recipes, very tasty and you can do them too. Let me know how it works for you.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4535-chicken-breasts-with-peppers-tomatoes-and-saffron

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012650-country-captain

https://fabioviviani.tumblr.com/post/22754713531/fabios-chicken-cacciatore-top-chef-episode

Country Captain is a dish you’ll find throughout the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia, in restaurants and home dining rooms alike It has been a staple of Southeastern Junior League cookbooks since at least the 1950s and is found in various forms in older cookbooks as far back as the 18th c...

02/03/2020

Best lunch ever. Our roasted salmon, cold right out of the fridge.

11/01/2020

Spinach Strata and Shakshuka with feta. Two favorites at any meal we do.

12/07/2019

Mini brats tonight! Went thru 80 in about 15 min. Come have a beer!

12/07/2019

Al and I setting up our pop up BBQ
At Fibs Brewery. Tonight brats!
Great beer, great space.

11/05/2018

Our favorite salad lately is this old school Italian American restaurant recipe. Delicious.