MK chef Kornick headlining Chicago Obama fund-raiser

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WASHINGTON–Michael Kornick, the chef at Chicago’s MK Restaurant helms a cooking demonstration and lunch at his restaurant, 868 N. Franklin, for an Obama fund-raiser on Oct. 6. Joining Kornick at the $250-per-person event will be Betsy Hoover, the Obama campaign director of digital organizing.

Hosts for the event are Lisa and Michael Kornick; Bruce Cohen; Dania Leemputte; Molly Mahoney and Andrea Solow.

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