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18 | June 13, 2019 | The highland park landmark news hplandmark.com <strong>HP</strong> resident’s catering company partners with local restaurant It’s Getting Hot in Highwood! June Every Wednesday 4:30-9:30pm June 5-August 3rd ANNUAL Benefitting 28 26 d a y s July 18-21 • Sample an array of the hottest & spiciest foods and beverages • Compete in the Inferno eating contest at 8pm in the Gazebo. • Live music and vendors galore! 10th YEAR! July 20-21 Erin Yarnall, Editor Highland Park resident Wendy Polisner never knew she would be a successful business owner in her future. The mother-offour just liked to cook. “I wanted to really help in my household as much as I could, financially,” Polisner said. Although she was formerly a teacher, Polisner said she had no interest in going back to teaching. “I did not want to go back to teaching because I thought that would take me out of the house too much,” Polisner said. “I was teaching in Chicago at a Chicago Public School, 59th and Pulaski, which was about an hour and a half commute each way. I was like, ‘Okay, I think I need something a little bit closer.’” Instead, she took inventory of her interests, including cooking. Once she realized her passion for cooking, Polisner was inspired to cook for others. “I was sitting around and I developed this concept of cooking for the busy mom, and maybe the mom who doesn’t like to cook, or the mom who has no time,” Polisner said. “Whatever it was, I just knew I needed to be in that niche, because I knew I loved food and I loved cooking.” So Polisner started The Kitchen Chicks — a business that specializes in corporate and family catering. Five years into her business, Polisner’s husband, Gary, joined her after he made a career change. “He jumped in and helped me develop more of a business sense, and some very delicious menus that have been a part of our corporate catering,” Polisner said. Prior to working with her husband, Polisner teamed up with a former Highland Park High School classmate Joey Morelli, the owner of Max’s Deli. In addition to running her own catering company, Polisner is the head caterer at the Highland Park restaurant. Morelli started providing Polisner with food, and she moved her operation to Morelli’s restaurant. “I could stop cooking out of my house and I could leave all of the cooking to him because he is an expert and a culinary genius,” Polisner said. For Morelli, the partnership works perfectly. “Running the daily operations is not my favorite thing, but creating new menus and coming up with new recipes is my happy place,” Morelli said. In the future, Polisner hopes to continue with the success she’s seen, as well as growing her business in regards to event catering. “I’d like to work more on some of the life cycle events, whether it be first communions, or bat mitzvahs,” Polisner said. “I’d like more of those kind of events, because I think we do them very well. I think we could be successful in that area as well.” July 20, 9am Aug 30-Sept 1 July 28, 10th YEAR! October 10am-5pm 11-13 Thank you to our Celebrate Highwood Sponsors August 14 October 12, 9am For more information visit www.CelebrateHighwood.org or call 847.432.6000 Joey Morelli (left), the owner of Max’s Deli, and Wendy Polisner, the head caterer for the restaurant and owner of The Kitchen Chicks, smile at Max’s Deli. Erin Yarnall/ 22nd Century Media
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