American chef
Tania Callaway |
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| Born | 1952 (1952)
Chicago, Illinois |
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| Died | 2000(2000-00-00) (aged 47–48) |
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| Occupation | Chef |
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Tania “Chef Tania” Callaway (1952-2000) was a chef and caterer from Chicago, Illinois.[1] Her parties were legendary in the African-American lesbian community and for about ten years, was chef at Heartland Cafe, beginning in the 1980s.[2]
Biography
A Chicago native, Chef Tania had been a lesbian since she was a teen. Callaway had to resign from Heartland due to lung disease and, in 2000, died of sarcoidosis.[2]
Callaway graduated from Lindbloom High School (now known as Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy and then culinary school.[3]
Awards and honors
Callaway was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2003.[4][5] The reasons for her induction were "for nearly 30 years of service in the culinary arts, during which she fostered African American community cohesion through social events large and small and charitable support."[1]
References
- ^ a b "CBLG, Chef Tania, DJ Sheron Webb in Hall of Fame". Windy City Times. November 1, 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Tania Callaway". The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "November 20-26, 2014". GoPride. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "CBLG, Chef Tania, DJ Sheron Webb in Hall of Fame". Windy City Times. November 1, 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Chef Tania, DJ Sheron Webb Among 2003 Hall of Famers". Windy City Times. October 1, 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
1990–1999 |
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| 1991 | - Ortez Alderson
- Jon-Henri Damski
- James W. Flint
- Gay Chicago
- Renee C. Hanover
- Howard Brown Health Center
- Judith S. Johns
- Carol A. Johnson
- William B. Kelley
- Marie J. Kuda
- Chuck Renslow
- Adrienne J. Smith
- Max C. Smith
- Richard B. Turner
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| 1992 | |
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| 1993 | |
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| 1994 | - Robert J. Adams
- Tracy Baim
- George S. Buse
- James A. Bussen
- Lori Cannon
- John Chester
- Chicago House and Social Service Agency
- Samuel F. Davis Jr.
- Adrienne J. Goodman
- Earnest E. Hite Jr.
- Bruce Koff
- Ellis B. Levin
- Lionheart Gay Theatre Company
- Open Hand Chicago
- Gregory A. Sprague
- Elizabeth E. Tocci
- Steven F. Wakefield
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| 1995 | |
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| 1996 | |
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| 1997 | - Toni Armstrong Jr.
- Miguel Ayala
- Roger Chaffin
- James C. Darby
- Dignity Chicago
- Ida Greathouse
- John Hammell
- Rick Karlin
- Corinne J. Kawecki
- Larry McKeon
- David G. Ostrow
- Mary Ann Smith
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2000–2009 |
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| 2000 | |
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| 2001 | |
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| 2002 | - Affinity Community Services
- Evette Cardona
- C. C. Carter
- Jim Gates (Chicago businessman)
- Louis I. Lang
- Mattachine Midwest
- NAMES Project Chicago Chapter
- Charles Edward Nelson II
- Mona Noriega
- Christina Smith
- Lauren Sugerman
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| 2003 | - Angel Abcede
- About Face Theatre
- AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
- Buddies' Restaurant and Bar
- Tania Callaway
- Armand R. Cerbone
- Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays
- R. Sue Connolly
- Bon Foster
- The Graham Family
- Tonda L. Hughes
- Patricia M. Logue
- John Pennycuff
- Laurence E. Spang
- Sheron Denise Webb
- Albert N. Williams
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2010–2019 |
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| 2010 | |
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| 2011 | - Paul Adams
- Greg Cameron
- Antonia Flores
- Grant Lynn Ford
- Robert Garofalo
- Good Shepherd Parish Metropolitan Community Church
- Ted Grady
- Marcia Hill
- Tony Jackson
- Jenner & Block LLP
- Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles
- The Night Ministry
- Brett Shingledecker
- Jon Simmons
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| 2012 | - Lois L. Bates
- Chi-Town Squares
- Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus
- St. Sukie de la Croix
- Sanford E. Gaylord
- William W. Greaves
- Keith R. Green
- Mark Ishaug
- David Orr
- Proud to Run, Chicago
- Bill Pry
- Chuck Rodocker
- Heather C. Sawyer
- Laura S. Washington
- Honey West
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| 2013 | |
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| 2014 | |
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| 2015 | - Jean Albright
- Fred Eychaner
- Emmanuel Garcia
- Stanley Jencyzk
- Lesbian and Gay Police Association
- Gay Officers Action League
- Phoenix Matthews
- Gail Morse
- Michael O'Connor
- Jan Schakowsky
- Barbara Smith
- Camilla B. Taylor
- Lauren Verdich
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