Sarah Stegner is the co-owner & chef of Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook Illinois. She is the former restaurant chef of The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton Chicago, owned and operated by Four Seasons. She worked there for 21 years before opening Prairie Grass Cafe in 2004. She is a two-time James Beard Award Winner and was recently named Restaurateur of the Year by the Illinois Restaurant Association. Stegner is a founding member- past president of Green City Market (501c3) and continues to drive education surrounding the organic sustainable food movement into the mainstream. She also is a founding member of The Abundance Setting, (501c3) that supports working women & mothers in the culinary industry. Stegner is passionate about local food, creating a better model in the culinary industry & helping others. Recently she served as co-chair of a Chicago Chefs Cook culinary event that raised over $850,000 for World Central Kitchen. She is now a member of the Chef Corp for WCKITCHEN.  Sarah recently won Restauranteur of the Year 2022 by the Illinois Restaurant Association. She is an active advocate & advisor of The Evolved Network in which Sebastian White creates a wellness space for kids through food, farming & cooking.