Chicago Prime Steakhouse and Harper College Bigwigs Make a Public Final Four Wager
On Saturday, April 2, guests can join Chicago Prime Steakhouse as owner Andy-John Kalkounos and Dr. Ken Ender, President of Harper Community College, watch their alma maters, Butler University and Virginia Commonwealth University battle for a Final Four win. To make things interesting, the two men decided on a friendly “Labor Wager” with the whole city as witnesses. “When Andy-John and I realized our alma maters were facing off, we couldn’t resist turning it into an opportunity to support students in their education,” Dr. Ender said. “It’s the best kind of bet: Harper wins big either way.”
WAGER:
VCU Wins (Dr. Ken Ender’s alma mater):
– Chicago Prime Steakhouse will initiate and fund a student scholarship for the Culinary Arts program at Harper College.
– Chicago Prime Steakhouse owners George and Andy-John Kalkounos and Executive Chef Ruben Garcia will offer an educational tour and tasting of the restaurant to selected faculty and students of Harper’s Culinary Program.
Butler Wins (Andy-John Kalkounos’ alma mater):
– Dr. Ken Ender will suit up as a professional server and by reservation and request only, will serve tables for the evening’s shift at Chicago Prime Steakhouse (escorted, of course, by one of Prime’s best servers).
– All the proceeds of his gratuity will go towards the start of the Chicago Prime Scholarship Fund that will benefit future students.
Let the games begin!
1444 E. Algonquin Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173. 847.969.9900. www.chicagoprimesteakhouse.com
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