Visiting Chef Series at Waterleaf Showcases Chef Cory York

Chef Cory York prepares Prosciutto-Wrapped Alaskan Halibut during the second “Visiting Chef Series” dinner at Waterleaf restaurant in Glen Ellyn. Click here for more photos and a video from this event.

More than 130 area business leaders enjoyed an evening of innovative cuisine prepared by Chef York, the Chef de Cuisine at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando and Specialty Restaurant Chef for Deep Blu.

Chef York was supported in the kitchen by Waterleaf Executive Chef Jean-Louis Clerc, the Waterleaf team and students Jessica Sapinski, Ted Nagengast, Mike Walls and Conrad Crosby. The meal included Baked Blu Crab Cake, Prosciutto-Wrapped Alaskan Halibut, Sous Vide Short Rib and Florida Key Lime Gelée. Wine pairing was provided by sommelier Kevin Cahoon.

As part of the new Visiting Chef Series, Chef York met with COD students and staff during an informal reception prior to the dinner. The evening at Waterleaf concluded with an announcement that a full-year scholarship in Chef York's name will be awarded by the COD Foundation to a Culinary & Hospitality student next year. (Press Photography Network/Special to College of DuPage)