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Summer is upon us and it’s the perfect time to finally reconnect with friends, food, and fun! Join us in supporting Shelter Inc.’s mission help children build safer, healthier and brighterContinue reading “Cooking with Class Summer Soirée and Chef’s Demo to Benefit Shelter, Inc.”

Great Full Plate chef/owner Chris Blackburn was recently featured on Chicago’s very own WGN Sunday Brunch making his soon-to-be-world-famous lobster tail corndogs – poached in our gourmet orange tarragon butter,Continue reading “WGN Sunday Brunch Featuring Great Full Plate Chef/Owner Chris Blackburn”

Welcome to the Daddy Daughter Diner – an interactive, at-home cooking experience for Prairie Grove School families! Here, you’ll find a step-by-step recipe guide, chef’s “cook-along” demo video, a dinnerContinue reading “Daddy Daughter Diner at Prairie Grove School”

Over the past year, we’ve hosted several chef’s dinner celebrations for every special occasion under the sun, and they’ve all had one thing in common:

Welcome to the Daddy Daughter Diner – an interactive, at-home cooking experience for Deer Path Elementary families! Here, you’ll find a step-by-step recipe guide, chef’s “cook-along” demo video, a dinnerContinue reading “Daddy Daughter Diner at Deer Path Elementary”

Your big day may need to be smaller than you once imagined – but it can still be spectacular. “Microweddings” are sweeping the country as the next tiny trend, thisContinue reading “Have the Microwedding of Your Dreams”

In honor of National Burger Day, we threw a little burger off – his vs. hers. Who will win this year’s Great Full Plate burger crown?

The inspiration for Great Full Plate has been years in the making – finally coming to life at just the right moment, when the world needs gratitude, good cheer, and great food more than ever. As we like to say, bellies, glasses, and hearts should always be full – especially now.