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 Giuseppe Tentori Wins Chef of the Year Award` Here are the nominee’s and winners of the 2012 event.
Chef of the Year
Ryan LaRoche, NoMI
Dan Pancake, Autre Monde
Giuseppe Tentori, GT Fish & Oyster <<< WINNER
Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia
Pastry Chef of the Year
Bryce Caron, Blackbird
Meg Galus, NoMI
Amanda Rockman, The Bristol <<< WINNER
Cindy Schuman, Sepia
Chef-de-Cuisine
Dave Beran, Next
Sean Pharr, NoMI
David Posey, Blackbird
Brian Runge, Graham Elliot
Rising Chef
Chris Curren, Blue 13
Danny Grant, RIA
Chris Macchia, Coco Pazzo
Paul Dobroski, NoMI
Rising Pastry Chef
Aya Fukai, RIA
Sarah Jordan, BOKA
Stephanie Mazzone, Coco Pazzo
Kady Yon, Pump Room at Public Chicago
Best Sommelier
Scott Harney, Eno at the Intercontinental
Michael Muser,
Dan Pilkey, RIA
Aaron Sherman, NoMI
Best Mixologist
Stephen Cole, Barrelhouse Flat
Lynn House, Blackbird
Debbi Peek, The Bristol
Josh Pearson, Sepia
Best Neighborhood Restaurant
Autre Monde
The Bristol
Maude’s Liqour Bar
Vera
Best Fine Dining
Blue 13
Coco Pazzo
Next
Sepia
Best New Restaurant
Autre Monde
GT Fish & Oyster
Next
Vera
Best Catering Company
BOKA Catering
Catering by Michaels
Entertaining Company
Limelight <<< WINNER
People’s Choice Award (Best dish served at cocktail event)
The Purple Pig for its milk-braised pork shoulder
Free to attend, Sunday, February 5 Kickoff 5:30 p.m.
Are you ready for some football? On Sunday, February 5, both Timothy O’Toole’s Pubs (City/Streeterville and Suburbs/Gurnee) will hold an action-packed, Super Bowl 46 viewing party. While the New York Giants battle the New England Patriots, guests may partake in either of the following events:
Chicago/Streeterville
9 a.m. – 3 a.m.
60 televisions will show the game (and commercials) with sound
$10 Miller Lite pitchers
$5 Absolut cocktails
Raffle prize: HD flatscreen TV awarded at the end of fourth quarter ($5 raffle tickets benefit Chicago Polar Plunge)
Reservations: “front row” seats are available, call (312) 642-0700
Brunch and Dinner menus will be available
Suburbs/Gurnee
11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
30 televisions will show the game (and commercials) with sound
$16 Miller/Coors Buckets (5 bottles)
$15 bottomless bloody mary bar
$20 bottomless mimosa bar
Reservations: “front row” seats are available, call (847) 249-0800
Full menu will be available in addition to:
New England Patriots Menu
New England Clam Chowder (fried clam strips served with fries and coleslaw $8.99)
Boston Burger (topped with Sam Adams beer cheese, bacon and onion rings served with fries and Boston baked beans $8.99)
For more about Steaks see: CHICAGO’S BEST STEAKS & STEAKHOUSES
New York Giants Menu:
NY Deli (warm pastrami with coleslaw, Swiss cheese and mustard $8.99)
NY Patty Melt Burger (two patties loaded high with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and 1000 Island dressing on grilled rye bread served with garlic fries $8.99)
Timothy O’Toole’s Pub – Streeterville
Timothy O’Toole’s Pub – Gurnee
SUPERBOWL TO GO
Superbowl Sunday take Barn & Co. home with you. We will make sure you have a Superbowl spread that will become the talk of the town. Feeding 10-20 of your friends & family, Superbowl To Go includes:
- 5 Whole BBQ Chickens
- 10 Slabs of BBQ Baby Back Ribs
- 60 Smoked Hot Wings
- Chips & Guac
- 24 Texas Smoked Sausage
- Baked Beans
- Mac N’ Cheese
- Cole Slaw
Purple Carpet, Live Oscar Statues, Celebrity Photo Shoot and Swag Bags
Sunday, February 26
5:30 p.m. red carpet arrivals
7:00 p.m. the 84th Academy Awards
No fee to attend
Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club will hold their annual, over-the-top Academy Awards viewing party on Sunday, February 26. Upon arrival, party guests will walk Hpnotiq Harmonie’s “purple carpet” and will be escorted into the lounge by purple and gold painted, Oscar statue models.
For more about Steaks see: CHICAGO’S BEST STEAKS & STEAKHOUSES
Starting at 5:30 p.m., seven large screens will air the E! network’s red carpet arrivals, while a feel-like-a-star celebrity photo shoot takes place at Kit Kat’s “step and repeat” wall featuring Madonna, Cher, Meryl Streep and more. Guests will be encouraged to take complimentary photos as a fun Oscar party souvenir. The 84th Academy Awards will be shown live, with sound, at 7:00 p.m.
While admiring the gorgeous gowns and “oh no she didn’t” dresses, enjoy complimentary cocktail samplings from Hpnotiq Harmonie, along with half-price martinis and champagne cocktails. Diva Sunny DeeLite will fly in from New York City for the event, and she will perform as various Hollywood hotties in red carpet-worthy attire. At the end of the evening, Kit Kat will hand out complimentary Hpnotiq swag bags (feathered boa, t-shirt, glow sticks, mints, glow pens, glow rings and more).
Table reservations are available by calling Kit Kat
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Salpicón.
Join us for our Annual Valentine’s Day dinner on Tuesday February 14th featuring some of Chef Priscila’s favorite dishes. 4 courses $75/person. A red rose for all the ladies!
Appetizers to choose from include:
ostiones con chipotle
fresh Chef Creek oysters topped with spinach and Chihuahua cheese; sauced with a chipotle cream and baked
crêpa de huitlacoche
earthy corn mushrooms sautéed with onion, garlic and serrano chiles, folded into a cilantro crêpe and topped with a roasted poblano cream sauce and aged Manchego cheese
enchiladitas de pescado small baked enchiladas of shredded achiote- marinated mahi mahi topped with a creamy roasted tomatillo sauce, queso frescoand red onion chalupita palmar homemade fresh masa tortilla topped with black beans and free-range chicken breast seasoned with a spicy tomatillo-serrano salsa; garnished with Mexican cremaand avocado
calamar relleno Point Judith calamari stuffed with nopales (cactus) and Chihuahua cheese, grilled and served in a spicy tomatillo sauce; garnished with fresh mango and mint
sopes surtidos small, thick country tortillas topped with a molcajete sauce and queso añejo; black beans and chorizo; and roasted tomatillo sauce with a grilled shrimp
chile ancho relleno
an ancho chile stuffed with potatoes and chorizo in escabeche dulce (sweet vinaigrette) with poached garlic cloves and peppercorns
Choice of Soup or Salad:
crema de calabaza
roasted zucchini cream soup garnished with strips of roasted poblano chiles, corn and Chihuahua cheese
or
ensalada de nopales
strips of cactus with tomato, onion, avocado, cilantro, queso fresco and chile de árbol in an olive oil vinaigrette
Entrée choices include:
callos poc-chu
fresh jumbo Maine sea scallops (dry-pack) grilled and served on a bed of frijoles colados; acccompanied by herbed rice, fried plantains and baby carrots
pescado con hongos
wild Alaskan black cod fillet coated with epazote and corn meal, sautéed and served on a bed of oyster mushrooms with Mexican crema; topped with a spicy tomato-habanero salsa and garnished with frizzled leeks and roasted beets
chile poblano relleno con mariscos y salsa de almejas poblano chile stuffed with seafood (lobster, shrimp, crab and clams) and served with a saffron citrus cream sauce; garnished with fresh littleneck clams and served with white rice
pato almendrado Grimaud Farms breast of Muscovy duck grilled rare and duck leg confit in an almond mole with capers; accompanied by a tamal filled with spinach, poblano chiles, tomato and drizzled with crema
una pareja de codonices en salsa de chile ancho y miel
a pair of garlic-marinated and grilled lovebirds (Manchester Farm quail) served in a sauce of ancho chiles, garlic, caramelized onions and honey with a potato, cilantro and queso añejo cake
chiles Doña Queta
a poblano chile stuffed with huitlacoche (earthy corn mushrooms), fresh corn and zucchini, served in a roasted poblano cream sauce and an ancho chile filled with potatoes, Chihuahua and cotija cheese with a sweet-spiced roasted tomato sauce
filete de res en salsa de moritas
con hongos
Certified Angus Beef® tenderloin topped with Chihuahua cheese, served in a spicy tomatillo-morita chile sauce with shiitakes
Choice of Dessert
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Vinfinity® Wine Preservation System
Salpicón is now using the state-of-the-art Vinfinity® Wine Preservation System. This vacuum system is used on each bottle after a glass is poured keeping each glass as fresh as the first. This allows us to pour some
higher-end wines that you might not be able to taste without buying a bottle. Our Luxury Pours we are now featuring are;
Prager Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd, Zwerithaler, Weissenkirchen, Wachau, Austria 2007 19.00
Ramey Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, California 2009 16.00
Lemelson Vineyards Pinot Noir, Thea’s Selection, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2009 16.00
Tenuta di Valgiano Palistorti Sangiovese, Colline Lucchesi, Tuscany, Italy 2008 16.00
Bodega Rancho Syrah, Que Syrah Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2007 17.00
Amavi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2008 16.00 |
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