Announced on: 07/22/09 Tecture's client Common Threads' very own Art Smith will compete tonight, Wednesday , July 22nd on Top Chef Masters on the Bravo network.  Art is a founder of Common Threads as well as the executive chef and co-owner of Table Fifty-Two here in Chicago.

Art will challenge worthy opponents Roy Yamaguchi, Michael Cimarusti and Jonathan Waxman in a battle of flavors using a mystery box of ingredients!  As a former personal chef to Oprah, Art Smith will be bringing his renouned skills to the arena and is well-prepared for the challenge ahead!

Art will need to advance to the next round tonight before he can take the next step closer to the grand prize of $100,000 that he hopes to win for Common Threads, the non-profit organization that teaches children about the importance of nutrition and physical well-being while fostering an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking. 

Tecture is proud to have developed the Common Threads website and implement its ecommerce Donation feature which allows visitors to contribute to Common Threads' mission to providing months of free nutrition, cooking and cultural programming to low-income children living in Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.  Using its Site Ignition content management tool, Common Threads is also set up to create its own various events such as their upcoming "5% Day" and sell tickets to these events through this integrated ecommerce development.

See how Art does tonight as the episode airs on Bravo!  Good luck, Art!