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Women of Distinction

Introducing Ms. Katie O

and her talking ingredients

By Carol Heath

Photos courtesy of Katie O’Reilly

Chicago caterers, Kenmare men on the easy and quick that’s my idea.” Another
Catering and Events. She ways they can prepare a thoughtful, unexpected
also has the impressive title meal for their families even response.
of Culinary Designer, plans after working your 8 hours The soups will be en-
and designs all the menus, and commuting home. No closed in glass jars to ensure
for some pretty well-known more stopping at the super- the perfect taste and then
clients like US Presidents, market picking up some- packed and shipped to your
HAT MAKES YOU celebrities, major corpora- thing quick from the frozen front door. The cost will be
Wa Culinary Artist tions, and even some well- food section, or more likely $7.00 plus shipping, less
Katie? “Ingredients speak to known “foodies,” to name a selection from the array than a Big Mac, fries and
me.” What a simple answer a few. of fast food choices. Katie medium drink, and much
to what I thought was a Katie O, as she is known wants to show you with healthier. You will be able to
pretty insightful question. I by most of her clients and healthy choices you can order one jar or a case, but
expected Katie O’Reilly to viewers….. Oh did I forget make dinner for your family each jar will be hand packed
say something like the train- to mention she also has in 20 minutes. A meal you and lovingly made by Katie
ing she received in France a television show which will be proud of and a meal and her staff. Visit Katie’s
and Italy coupled with her airs every Wednesday at your family will enjoy, and website for selections and
degree in art makes her a 7:00pm CST, on Women it’s healthy. A trifecta, you further information.
force to be reckoned with on on TV called Katie O’s Food can’t beat that! Katie has a cookbook, if
all fronts. Instead, she hits Carnival? You can also view In just 2 short years you are more adventurous,
me with talking ingredients, past shows and learn tons Katie has created her own full of healthy, tasty recipes.
who knew ingredients could of stuff about those talking little business empire, but Katie O’s Cookbook Creat-
talk. Apparently the 40,000 ingredients. Personally, I ap- it isn’t so little. She is about ing Fun Food in the Kitch-
guests she feeds each year preciated the fact that Katie to launch a line of soups, en is available on Amazon
know about these talking devoted 2 shows on glu- created and lovingly made and on Katie’s website. If
ingredients, but I didn’t. ten-free food choices. Most by Katie with the help of her you would like a person-
Katie received her gluten-free recipes taste like staff, These soups are made ally autographed copy for
training in a tougher school cardboard or have no taste with fresh vegetables and yourself or a friend, Katie
than any French or Italian at all, but not Ms. Katie’s those talking ingredients will be glad to autograph it
Culinary Institute. She recipes, they are delicious. and are gluten-free (thank for you, and she will even
cooks for 4 hungry kids You might ask and how do you Katie), vegan-friend- add a personal note, all that
and a husband, all voicing you know this statement ly and strained smooth. I for just $24.99. There is one
their opinions over the to be true? Because I’ve asked Katie why she spent small detail though, you
years, and yet, they are watched the shows and tried extra time making sure have to order the book on
most probably her biggest the recipes that’s how. Okay, the soup was strained and Katie’s website for that extra
fans. At home she is Mom, my meals weren’t as pretty smooth. “A lot of people my added autograph copy.
but in the business world, when they hit the plate, but age are getting chemo, and Katie O’, Culinary Artist
she started two years ago my art is words. you don‘t have an appetite, Extraordinaire, business
Katie is co-owner and Katie’s mission as I call but you have to eat some- owner, food designer, menu
president of the High-End it, is to educate women and thing. Soup over flowers, planner, product designer,

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