Summer Series: Cedillo’s Farm-to-Table Dinner

Not to brag, but this has been our most popular event since it first launched in 2024. In 2025, we won Cedillo’s very prestigious Longest Table Award after having to add 5 tables to accommodate a record-breaking 75 attendees! 💅

We’re back for our third year in a row. It’ll be Women Unite! and Chicago United Solidarity Project at Cedillo’s on Saturday, July 25 from 6-8:00 p.m. The menu will be curated and crafted by Chef Roberto Pérez of Urban Pilón; DJ Shey Bae will be on the 1s and 2s setting the vibe; and we’ll have a raffle!

The menu will include:*

• Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms with Herbed Goat Cheese and Basil

• Homemade bread with Cedillo’s fresh tomato relish

• Kale Caesar Salad with Fried Plantain Croutons

• Roasted and Glazed Carrots

• Citrus Thyme Grilled Chicken

• Almojábanas (a rice flour and cheese fritter) with anise almíbar (a sugar syrup) blended with gourmet coffee

• Guanimes (a traditional Taino and Caribbean dish)

*Ingredients and dishes may change based on what is available in the garden.

Drinks will include a selection of wines from Cream Wine Company and an assortment of sparkling water.

In an effort to make our events as financially accessible as possible, we are offering multiple ticket price points. Please select the one that works best for you!

Please note: Tickets are required and will be on sale until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 20. (We need to give the chef a final head count in advance!)

Can’t make it? You can make a donation to support our vision or select the “Community Member” ticket option to purchase a ticket for those who are part of the global majority and frontline communities.

Know before you go:

• We will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions! We can guarantee that vegetarian and non-vegetarian options will be provided.

• Cedillo’s bathroom is a porta potty. Unfortunately, there is not an accessible bathroom onsite.

• Street parking is available.

Sliding-Scale Tickets

Our goal is to make our events as accessible as possible. That’s why we offer sliding-scale options. When registering, please select the payment level that works for you. For guidance, we’ve provided the reference below based on work done by Alexis J. Cunningfolk and Britt Hawthorne.

Option 1: $100

• I frequently stress about meeting basic needs* and don’t always achieve them

• My debt sometimes keeps me from meeting my basic needs

• I am unemployed or underemployed

• I have limited or inconsistent access to savings

• I have very limited expendable income**

• I rarely buy new items

Option 2: $125

• I may stress about meeting my basic needs* but still regularly achieve them

• My debt doesn’t keep me from meeting my basic needs*

• I am employed

• I might have access to financial savings

• I have some expendable income**

• I am able to buy some new items and I thrift others

Option 3: $150

• I am comfortably able to meet all of my basic* needs

• My debt doesn’t keep me from meeting my basic needs*

• I am employed or do not need to work to meet my needs

• I have access to financial savings

• I have an expendable** income

• I can always buy new items

Buy a Ticket for a Community Member: $100

• Can’t make it? You can select the purchase a ticket for those who are part of the global majority and frontline communities

*Basic Needs include food, housing, health care, and transportation.

**Expendable Income might mean you are able to buy coffee or tea at a shop, go to the movies or a concert, buy new clothes, books, and similar items each month, etc.

Sliding scale information adapted from Alexis J. Cunningfolk (wortsandcunning.com) and Britt Hawthorne (embracingequity.org).