Nancy Sweet, culinary operations manager will be doing cooking demonstrations with free samples Thurs., May 15 at the Farmer’s Market, State Fairgrounds (strawberry salad), and

Sat., May 17, 1-5 p.m. at the Art of Illinois Wine Festival downtown (1 – Prosciutto Wrapped Scallops with Hot Pepper Peach Sauce; 2 – Grilled Oysters with Compound Butters; 3 – Grilled Mahi Mahi with Pesto Potato Salad and Basil Vinaigrette; 4 – Grilled Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers with Orzo Salad.