Join us on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28th for for our FIRST VEGAN Guest Chef Dinner Event!

APTEKA's co-chef and co-owner, Tomasz Skowronski, will be joining our kitchen for the evening to work with our students to prepare and present a delicious multi-course meal, featuring vegan Central and Eastern European dishes.

Taste why the New York Times in listed them in their “The Restaurant List” and “Best Restaurant Dishes” in 2022; Pittsburgh Magazine listed them as one of the "The 25 Best Restaurants in Pittsburgh"; and why they were recognized as semi-finalists in 2022 and finalists in 2023 for the James Beard Best Chef Mid-Atlantic, as well as receiving their THIRD nomination in 2024.

This event will take place at our facility in Hazelwood on Wednesday, August 28th, beginning at 5:30pm ET.

• 1st Course: Faszerowane Papryki (Stuffed Peppers)
• 2nd Course: Barszcz Ukrainski (Ukrainian Borscht)
• 3rd Course: Pierogi (Potato + Cabbage Pierogi)
• 4th Course: Ciasto z Morela (Cake w/ Apricots)

A LITTLE ABOUT TOMASZ AND APTEKA:
Tomasz Skowronski and his partner, Kate Lasky, are co-chefs and co-owners of APTEKA, a Central and Eastern European restaurant that they opened in 2016. The restaurant draws inspiration from Skowronski’s first generation Polish heritage, Lasky’s multi-generation Pittsburgh roots, and the couple's travel through the former Eastern Bloc. Apteka is a hyper-DIY, scratchmade, and entirely vegan project.

PLEASE NOTE that this a fixed menu, and while we do our best to accommodate guests regarding food allergies, menu substitutions may not be possible. Unfortunately, this is not a nut-free dinner and our kitchen is not a nut-free facility, and gluten-free options are not available for this meal.

If you have food allergies and would still like to attend, please contact us before purchasing your tickets to make sure we can accommodate.

A Little About Our Guest Chef Dinners:
In our commercial and training kitchen, Guest Chef Dinner events give our culinary training students the opportunity to work with chefs from across Pittsburgh and gain valuable work experience. Proceeds from these events go right back into our nonprofit's training and transitional employment programs.
When you purchase your ticket to a Guest Chef Dinner, your dollars make change.