|
Chicago Culinary EventsHungry? Need to fill your culinary calendar? Here is where you will find all the restaurant and culinary happenings in Chicago. We feature a calendar of special dinners, tasting menus, prix-fixe meals, food festivals and other culinary events, including regularly occurring food events as well as special one-time-only events featuring top chefs. Keep checking back so you can know all that's going on in the world of restaurant and food events in Chicago. << back to Chicago restaurant news
March 20
Ben Pao will hold a Chinese cooking class at 10:30 a.m. Preparations will include good-luck steamed dumplings, Shanghai shrimp noodles and Mongolian beef. The cost is $35. Ben Pao, 52 W. Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60610, 312-222-1888.
March 22-28
Chicago Chef Week---a food extravaganza at some of the ciy's top tables---is on from March 22-28, offering countless $20 set-price lunches and $30 prix fixe dinners. For information and to make reservations, visit www.chicagochefweek.com.
March 23
Smoke Daddy is having a Vanberg & DeWulf Belgian beer tasting from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Pulled meat nachos are $6, and there's live music starting at 9 p.m. Smoke Daddy, 1804 W. Division St., Chicago, IL 60622, 773-772-6656.
March 11-April 4
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery in River North will take part in the company's nationwide Fire Chief Ale celebration from March 11-April 4. The 14th annual event benefits the Chicago Fire Department and related charities through sales of Rock Bottom's handcrafted Fire Chief Ale. Since its inception in 1997, sales of Fire Chief Ale have raised more than $1 million in donations to fire departments across the country. The tapping party is scheduled for March 11 from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. A firefighter chili cook-off ($5 for a bottomless bowl or $10 with a bottomless cup) will take place March 31 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 1 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60654, 312-755-9339.
Sundays Mondays-Fridays
Ongoing
Save money---lots of it---at Joe's Seafood Prime Steak & Stone Crab. For now, some of its classic dinners---including stone crab and Prime steak---also come with sides like creamed spinach and grilled tomatoes as well as dessert (Key lime or banana cream pie)---all for $37.95. Joe's Seafood Prime Steak & Stone Crab, 60 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, 312-379-5637.
Ongoing
Eating at Sixteen technically doesn't have to cost your life savings---if you're smart (and flexible on when you dine). The showstopping restaurant is offering a $32, three-course lunch menu that comes with a non-alcoholic drink and dishes like spring pea risotto with Parmigiano-Reggiano and micro basil. Sixteen, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, 401 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, 312-588-8030.
Mondays
On Mondays beginning in March, Il Poggiolo in Hinsdale will host guest bartending nights (customers are welcome to sign up in advance). There's no cover, and the specialty cocktail created and served will cost $6. Il Poggiolo, 8 E. First St., Hinsdale, IL 60521, 630-734-9400.
Mondays-Fridays
On weekdays, Blackbird offers a $22 three-course prix fixe lunch menu. Options might include butternut squash bisque with tuna, apples and candied cashews; slow-roasted lamb loin with smoked quinoa, Melrose peppers, heirloom tomatoes and dandelion greens; and warm spice bread with candied carrots, pickled golden raisins and saffron ice cream. Blackbird, 619 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60661, 312-715-0708. Mondays-Saturdays Mondays-Saturdays Mondays & Wednesdays Tuesdays Tuesdays Tuesdays Sundays & Tuesdays Thursdays Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing |
||||
Visit
RESTAURANT AWARDS
Just published! Our annual restaurant issue features the Best Cheap Eats and our Top 40 U.S. selections, including including Corton in New York and more!
DINING ON A BUDGET
Splurging at top-rated restaurants is fun for special events, but where can you go for a good quality meal that won't break the bank? Gather the change out of your piggy bank and sofa cushions and take it to one of our selections for the best cheap eats in your area. Also, check out our picks for the Top 40 Cheap Eats in the U.S.
