Mad Dog & Merrill, Chef Warren Spice Up Cooking Stage at HBAGC’s Midwest Home Expo

(ADDISON, IL ) – Grilling buddies Mad Dog & Merrill, and European and American-trained chef and chocolatier, Chef J. Warren, will spice up the Cooking Stage at the upcoming Midwest Home Expo™ April 29 – May 1 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. A consumer show, the Expo is open to the public.

Mad Dog & Merrill are expert grillers who tour the country turning grilling demonstrations into a comedic art form. They enthusiastically prepare mouth-watering recipes all on the grill in between salty quips and clever stunts and explain to their audiences, “if you can cook it, you can grill it.” The two have grilled together for more than 20 years and have authored a number of cookbooks including: The Grilling Buddies, We’ve Got Gas, and Forever Tailgating. On the other end of the spectrum is Chef J. Warren whose refined culinary skills also produce mouth-watering results. Proficient and creative with regional and international cuisine, his presentations at the Expo will focus on such topics as preparing gourmet meals in 30 minutes and the joys of chocolate. A member of the American Culinary Federation and the National Chef’s Society, he also has published cookbooks for both the public and professional chefs.

Much of the entertaining and masterful cooking will be demonstrated on the Cooking Stage with appliances specially provided for the Expo by sponsors. The featured oven will be an Electrolux ICON™ 30” double-oven in stainless steel. The Frigidaire Gallery Series cooktop to be used features a 36” smooth top ceramic cooking surface with flush-look beveled edge design in black; and the refrigerator will be an Electrolux ICON™ 36” side-by-side in stainless steel. The appliances will be provided by Parksite Appliance Solutions of Batavia. The cabinets on the Cooking Stage are provided by Charlestowne Kitchen & Bath of St. Charles and will be from the Cardell Cabinetry’s Odyssey Collection in the Wyndham Rustic Mocha series. Mad Dog & Merrill will provide their own electric grill.

A full schedule of Cooking Stage demonstrations is attached and also listed on the Midwest Home Expo™ website at www.MidwestHomeExpo.com; five are scheduled on Friday, seven on Saturday, and three on Sunday. The Cooking Stage will be located at Booth #1334.

The Midwest Home Expo™ is produced by the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) in conjunction with the Chicago Tribune and presented by the General Motors Corporation (GMC). A full spectrum of home-related exhibitors will be on hand, from builders, to remodelers, to kitchen and bath companies as well as retailers such as IKEA, Luna, Cook’s Warehouse and many more. A full slate of celebrities is also scheduled to appear including Nadia Geller and Jason Cameron from TLC’s While You Were Out and “Mr. Fix It” Lou Manfredini, the widely popular host of the WGN radio program of the same name.

For additional information, please go to the Midwest Home Expo™ website at: www.MidwestHomeExpo.com.

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The Midwest Home Expo™ is a housing tradeshow for consumers with new home, community and remodeling interests. Its purpose is to educate and bring awareness of products, services and technology to the consumer level, by creating a vast showcase of the most innovative aspects of today’s housing market. The Midwest Home Expo™ focuses on creating a fun, family-oriented environment as it brings the home building and remodeling industry to a personal level with the public in the metro Chicagoland community; and develops and encourages the relationship between the prospective customer and housing industry professionals.