Watch out Chicago, FoodieInDisguise is coming to town!

I will be attending the International Home + Housewares Show at the McCormick Convention Center. It’s an industry trade only show and not open to the public. The show starts on Sunday,. March 22 and ends on Tuesday, March 24.

The show starts on Sunday and the keynote address is being given by Tyler Florence who will be talking about Beyond The Stovetop: The Business of being a Celebrity Chef.

A person very close to my culinary soul will also be at the show, my former boss and owner of Sur La Table, Renée Behnke. Two Sur La Table cookbooks are up for nomination for the coveted IACP Cookbook Awards and she will be doing a book signing at the show. It will be nice to see her.

Other celebs are Season 4 Top Chef Winner Stephanie Izard, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Gale Gand, Paula Deen, Rick Bayless, Akasha Richmond of the Akasha Restaurant here in Culver City and a host of many more chefs.

I can’t tell you how excited I am!!! The show is the world’s largest homegoods & housewares marketplace, showcasing thousands of new products and designs. Over 60,000 attend this show each year.