The new Chicago French Market opens today in Ogilvie Transportation Center’s new MetraMarket. It will be the closest thing Chicago has to a public marketplace like those of cities such as Toronto, Philadelphia, Cleveland and even Milwaukee.
Chicago’s first and only year-round, European-inspired indoor market offers fresh produce, meats, baked goods and a variety of [...]
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Quaff your way across Chicago and the suburbs in October with a variety of fall wine events. Village Vintner Friday Night Wine Down, Carpentersville, 6–10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, no cover. What it is: A salad of fresh raw apples, celery and walnuts, traditionally dressed with mayonnaise and served over lettuce. Because it is so simple, it pays to use the best ingredients. Beer, apples, cheesecake, Italian food … Chicago’s fall festival season gets into gear this week with something for everyone. Here are some highlights: MIDWEST MICROFEST. Park Grill in Millennium Park hosts a free beer tasting from eight Midwest craft breweries noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. They’ll be pouring brews from Bell’s in Kalamazoo, Mich.; [...] Green City Market challenges you to eat local. During the market’s challenge period, Wednesday, Sept. 9, through Sept. 23, participants sign a pledge to make a conscious effort to choose foods grown in Illinois, the adjoining states and Michigan. If you’re ever going to go the locavore route, now’s the time — the height of [...] And they say there’s no such thing as a free lunch. The Hull-House Kitchen resumes its weekly free soup and conversation sessions, “Re-Thinking Soup,” at noon tomorrow with gazpacho from Hull-House Farm heirloom tomatoes and a talk by Joshua Viertel, former president of Slow Food USA. Crafting the ideal bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich is harder than it looks. The ingredients may be simple — the three namesake ingredients, toasted bread and a slather of mayonnaise — but that means they must be perfect and the timing of their assembly critical: Bacon hot, crisp and flavorful … lettuce cool and crunchy [...] Carnivale, River West.
Mixology has come a long way since the days when pouring rum into Coke and garnishing it with a lime was considered a fancy cocktail. Chicago “bar chefs” will teach you how to mix a mean modern drink in these classes: Brasserie Jo, River North, “Summer Spirits,” Tuesday Aug. 18, $1.01. |
 
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