The best of French dining comes to Hoffman Estates

Posted May 01, 2014 11:00 pm

Daily Herald report

Northwest suburban fans of French cuisine didn't have to travel far last month to enjoy fine dining, thanks to the Hoffman Estates Sister Cities Commission's annual French dinner on April 24. The event featured a mean prepared by Chef Patrick Guat and his students at the renowned L'Amandier School in Angouleme, France. Photo Courtesy of Hoffman Estates

Northwest suburban Francophiles and fans of fine cuisine didn't have to travel to Paris - or even Chicago - to enjoy the best of French dining this month thanks to the Hoffman Estates Sister Cities Commission's 17th annual French dining evening.

The event, entitled "Soiree Culinaire - Discovering French Delicacies," took place April 24 at the Stonegate Conference & Banquet Centre, in Hoffman Estates.

Diners enjoyed a three-course meal prepared by Chef Patrick Guat and his students from the world-renowned L'Amandier School. The school is located in Hoffman Estates' Sister City of Angouleme, France.

In addition to the three-course meal, French wine and Pineau Charentes - a regional liqueur of Angouleme - were served and a silent auction was held.

Angouleme, a city of about 50,000 residents, is about 200 miles southwest of Paris, and a little more than 60 miles from the Atlantic Coast, in the Charentes department of France.

Northwest suburban fans of French cuisine didn't have to travel far last month to enjoy fine dining, thanks to the Hoffman Estates Sister Cities Commission's annual French dinner. The event featured a mean prepared by Chef Patrick Guat and his students at the renowned L'Amandier School in Angouleme, France. Photo Courtesy of Hoffman Estates

Chef Patrick Guat and his students at the renowned L'Amandier School in Angouleme, France earned well-deserved applause April 24 after preparing a fine three-course meal for attendees at the Hoffman Estates Sister Cities Commission's 17th annual French dining evening. Photo Courtesy of Hoffman Estates

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