Event honors renowned chef and UI benefactor Louis Szathmary

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Monday, February 25, 2013
Written by: Tom Jorgensen
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University of Iowa chefs got to show their stuff on Feb. 21 at the return of Lunch with the Chefs, this time honoring a Midwestern culinary icon.

Hosted by University Catering—part of University Housing and Dining—the three-course menu was a tribute to the late Louis Szathmary, who donated some 15,000 cookbooks to University Libraries and frequently visited campus to share his experience with UI chefs.

Advance tickets for the event sold out fast. Guests dined on canapés, roasted duck blintzes, wild mushroom custard, eclairs, strawberry tarts, and more.

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Pieces of fish on bread.
Hands arranging canapes on a tray.
Woman places canapes on a tray.
Woman prepares appetizers.
Rolling crepes around filling.
Woman stirs a vat of goulash.
Mixer beats potatoes.
Man prepares small custards.
Hands cutting a tiny custard.
Woman chopping mushrooms.
Little yellow eclairs.
Woman piping pastry.
Trio of desserts.
Bins of silverware.
Man and woman arranging tables.
Chefs plating food for a line of diners.
Chef in whites ladling goulash onto a plate.
Diners at tables.