Class at 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

Since her childhood cooking with her grandparents on their ranch in Victoria,
Texas, Sarah Grueneberg knew she was destined to work in the culinary world.
Originally from Houston, Grueneberg moved to Chicago in 2005 to join the
team at the award-winning Spiaggia under the leadership of Tony Mantuano.
Beginning as a line cook, she quickly rose the ranks to Chef di Cucina in 2008
and then Executive Chef in 2010. During her tenure as Executive Chef, Spiaggia
was awarded one Michelin Star for three consecutive years.
After graduating from culinary school in 2001, she started her first
career-changing job with a position at the iconic Brennan’s of Houston, and
by 2003, was named the restaurant’s youngest female sous chef. Grueneberg
has traveled throughout Italy, Asia, Europe and the US, which has inspired her
culinary approach of “following the food” and truly understanding “the dish” by
knowing the people and culture that created it.
In 2017, Grueneberg received the James Beard Foundation Award for “Best Chef:
Great Lakes” and was a semifinalist for “Outstanding Chef” in the 2019 and 2020
awards. Grueneberg has been a competitor and finalist on Bravo’s “Top Chef:
Texas” and Food Network’s “Iron Chef Gauntlet.” She has also been named
a “Rising Star Chef” by Chicago Social magazine in 2009 and 2016 and Eater
Chicago’s “Chef of the Year” in the 2011 Eater Awards.
Grueneberg is currently Chef/Partner of Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
in Chicago’s West Loop, which she opened in November 2015 with business
partner and long-time friend Meg Sahs. The restaurant has received acclaimed
reviews from various outlets, including three out of four stars by The Chicago
Tribune. In 2016, Monteverde received accolades including: one of Food &
Wine’s “America’s Best Restaurants,” a top 50 finalist in Bon Appetit’s “Best New
Restaurants” list, Eater’s “21 Best New Restaurants in America,” GQ’s “12 Best New
Restaurants,” Eater Chicago’s “Restaurant of the Year” in the 2016 Eater Awards,
the “Worth the Wait” award in Chicago Tribune Dining Awards, and named
one of Chicago Magazine’s “15 Best New Restaurants.” In 2017, Monteverde was
named one “America’s 38 Essential Restaurants” by Eater and then awarded
“Restaurant of the Year” in the 2018 Jean Banchet Awards.

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