Chef Dawn Dlugosz
Executive Chef Dawn Dlugosz, former Culinary Director for Whole Foods Market-Northbrook, is the owner and driving force behind A NEW DAWN cooking school and personal chef service.  Formerly a Research Scientist with Biology and Molecular Genetics degrees from Loyola University and University of Chicago, Chef Dawn's passion for cooking and entertaining led her away from the lab and into the kitchen.  She received her training "on the job" from many great chefs with stints at Bin 36, Cafe Las Bellas Artes, and several catering companies throughout Chicagoland.  In 2006, Chef Dawn opened A NEW DAWN personal chef service to bring home-cooking back into Chicagoland homes.  A NEW DAWN has provided catering and personal chef services to many clients in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs to rave reviews.  Now Chef Dawn has taken over the cooking school at Whole Foods Market-Northbrook with plans to offer more hands-on cooking classes and kids classes and expand the private event program.  Chef Dawn is commited to using only the finest, freshest, seasonal ingredients, preparing each dish with care and a true passion for food, and creating a delicious and memorable dining experience for each and every client.



Shannon Heindl, Nutritionist
Shannon Heindl is the on-staff nutritionist for A New Dawn personal chef service and currently works as a product developer at Kraft foods in Glenview, IL.  She received a B.S. in Food and Nutrition from Loyola University Chicago in 2001 and an M.S. in Food Chemistry from University of Illinois in 2005.