Gumbo for Good – January 10th – Jimmy Bannos – Heaven on Seven

Gumbo for Good – January 10th – Jimmy Bannos – Heaven on Seven

James Beard Award-Winning Chef Erick Williams is pleased to announce Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern’s “Gumbo For Good” program, which features five of Chicago’s all-star chefs and their take on the warm Southern favorite. Driven by the success of the restaurant’s recent oyster collaboration, the promotion takes place every Wednesday from January 10^th through February 7^th.  Proceeds will be donated to Williams’ recently launched Virtue Leadership Development Program, a not-for-profit incubator created to serve as a vehicle to equip local young adults of color with the necessary skills to learn value-driven entrepreneurship through training at Virtue restaurant. 

Beginning on January 10^th and available alongside Daisy’s regular New Orleans-style menu, the lineup includes:

• January 10^th | Jimmy Bannos, Heaven on Seven
• January 17^th| Brian Jupiter, Ina Mae Tavern / Frontier
• January 24^th| Paul Fehribach, Big Jones
• January 31^st | Darnell Reed, Luella’s Southern Kitchen
• February 7^th | D’Andre Carter, Soul & Smoke

Along with “Gumbo for Good,” January kicks off Mardi Gras season and Daisy’s is the place to begin celebrations. Saturday, January 6^th is National King Cake Day, where the restaurant will feature the traditional New Orleans colorful pastry ($7) by Virtue’s pastry chef Becky Pendola through February 12^th.