Chef Jill makes Guest Appearance

Chef Jill Invited to St. Croix for Guest Appearance

Article and photos by JILL DEDINSKY

What a winter it has been for this lucky girl! It started with a phone call from my former boss from the Virgin Islands. The Women’s Coalition of St. Croix was hosting their 35th Anniversary Gala, and they invited me down as the guest chef. Get out of Chicago at the end January and escape to the islands? Yes, please! I cooked a sit down dinner for 150 attendees with former co-workers in my old kitchen. It was like I had never left. It’s funny how things just don’t change. The trip itself was magical. I really got to enjoy myself once the gala was over. I had my bouts of extreme homesickness for the island, but know I have made the right decision being in Chicago and at CYC with you. Here’s to my 4th season at CYC! Whoop!