Baconfest Update: Shift Breakdown, New Chefs, Liquor Sponsors and more!

Baconfest

Baconfest Chicago will be on April 14, 2012! We announced our participating restaurants a few weeks ago. Today, we’re announcing the shift breakdown and a few additions to the list (marked in red below).

At last count, each session will feature:

Over 50 restaurants/chefs who will be sharing their bacon-creations with our guests. 20 vendors [...]

February Burger Bonanza @ The Saloon SteakhouseFebruary Burger Bonanza @ The Saloon Steakhouse

The Holy Guacamole

From the Saloon Steakhouse:

Hello again! We hope your new year is going swimmingly. With the excitement of the holidays gone, February can seem to drudge on in its grayness but with Valentine’s Day, Chicago Restaurant Week, The 2012 Chicago Auto Show, and the Windy City Rollers kicking off their season, there is never a shortage [...]

Fried fish, smoked meat, relish tray and other supper club specials debut for Wisconsin Fridays @ L. Woods

Woods Tap & Pine Lodge

L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge is bringing the bygone days of the north woods supper club to the Chicago area each week with Wisconsin Fridays.

L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge is bringing the bygone days of the north woods supper club to the Chicago area each week with Wisconsin Fridays.

Beginning [...]

Butch McGuire’s Introduces Irish Egg Rolls, Just in Time!

Harry Caray and Butch McGuire

Butch McGuire and Harry Caray 2 of Chicago's Best of The Best

Butch McGuire’s Introduces a Tasty Spin on a Classic App

Who says egg rolls need to be filled with veggies? Legendary Chicago bar Butch McGuire’s has reinvented the crispy handheld treats and filled them with favorite [...]

437 Rush Announces “Frank SinOpera” – that’s 80% Frank and 20% Opera

Frank SinOpera at 437 Rush

To all the Sinatra and Opera loving friends, His is the Best Of The Best!

437 is excited to announce the next program “Frank SinOpera” – that’s 80% Frank and 20% Opera.

Set for Friday night, March 23rd at 6:30pm sharp!

Prosecco and hors d’oeuvres are served from 6:30-7 p.m., so don’t be late!

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Get Loopy with the Leprechauns this St. Patrick’s Day

Enjoy Some Liquid Luck o’ the Irish at Butch McGuire’s

The countdown to St. Patrick’s Day is in full swing, with the holiday springing upon us next month. Here in the Windy City, celebrating the Irish holiday is a must, with a big, festive parade followed by the traditional dyeing of the Chicago [...]

2 Sparrows Announces Upcoming Beverage Dinners

2 Sparrows continues its monthly beverage dinner series by welcoming Girasole Vineyards

2 Sparrows continues its monthly beverage dinner series by welcoming Girasole Vineyards

2 Sparrows continues its monthly beverage dinner series by welcoming Girasole Vineyards on Friday, February 24 at 7 p.m. This family-owned winery located in Mendocino County California has been farming more than 200 acres of organic varietal wine grapes for over 70 [...]