Festivals

One of the best times to visit Chicago is during the fall when all 24 acres of Millennium Park is transformed into culinary heaven, featuring more than 150 of Chicago’s greatest restaurants and chefs, including hundreds of spirit makers and premium breweries globally for the seventh annual Chicago Gourmet. Presented by Bon Appétit Magazine, the two day food festival is necessary for all dedicated foodies and people that love a cocktail, or two. The Park’s Great Lawn is transformed with chefs cooking and presenting their beautiful mini-plates, presenting live cooking demos and seminars on different stages allocated throughout... Share this:PinterestTwitterFacebookEmailMorePrintTumblr

*GUEST BLOG POST BY LINDSAY HARTSOCK Rejoice in your right to life, liberty and Bacon… they couldn’t have put this any better! The Great American Bacon Festival hosted by Chicago’s premier event production company, Red Frog Events did an amazing job. Held in the famous Daniel Burnham’s beautifully designed Union Station’s Great Hall, with the impressive ionic columns, marble floors, and intricate ceiling, this was a fitting venue to hold a great American festival. How can you not enjoy a meal, side dish, snack or treat made with Bacon? Not only are... Share this:PinterestTwitterFacebookEmailMorePrintTumblr

In addition to attending the Taste Talks events in Chicago on October 3-5, I was invited to attend an exclusive announcement event and round table panel discussion moderated by Michael Ciapciak, owner of Bang Bang Pie on August 27th, discussing the “Changing the Face of a City Block” with Anne Owen of Owen + Alchemy, Danny Shapiro of Slippery Slope, and Noelle DiPrizio of Chicago Distilling at Bang Bang Pie in Logan Square. It was an honor to attend and I got inspired listening to these entrepreneurs that evening on how each of their business have been able to... Share this:PinterestTwitterFacebookEmailMorePrintTumblr

If you eat, drink, like or love bacon, this festival is for you! The Great American Bacon Festival celebrates our nation’s favorite food group: bacon. Sample boundless bacon creations, learn from expert chefs, and rejoice in your right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of bacon. Join us at Union Station’s Great Hall to sample a variety of bacon-infused recipes, pictured here, and taste unlimited specialty bacon dishes, which could include*:

Chicago, IL –Taste Talks, an innovative and experiential food symposium will launch in Chicago for its first year on Oct. 3rd-5th, 2014. Presented by chef, restaurateur and media personality Mario Batali and curated by local Chicagoan and James Beard Award-winning chef Paul Kahan, Taste Talks will bring together some of the world’s top luminaries in food – from writers to critics and chefs – to discuss, analyze, and theorize about the future of taste. Paul Kahan, executive chef of Chicago’s critically acclaimed avec and Blackbird, will be... Share this:PinterestTwitterFacebookEmailMorePrintTumblr