Tomorrow the Publican is hosting a food drive. If you donate, you get free beer. more ›

A six-course meal, all paired with Belgian beers; tickets are still available for seatings tonight. more ›

Learn about Virtue Cider while eating Nicole Pederson's awesome food. more ›

Put on your best 80s outfit and order a Harvey Wallbanger - The Whistler is dressing up for Halloween. more ›

$5 cocktails, a secret password and Templeton Rye. Why aren't we drinking right now? more ›

12 different Two Brothers beers on draft, including some only available at the brewery. And all for $5. more ›

Got lunch plans for Monday? If not, try to keep those plans open. It's La Madia's fourth anniversary, and the River North thin-crust pizza palace announced that to celebrate the occasion, four of its favorite pies will be available for just $4 apiece during lunch service (11:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). more ›

Bluebird continues to throw some of the best beer events in town. Next Tuesday, September 13, they are hosting a tasting of "Belgian" beers. Why the quotation marks? These beers are Belgian-style, but they come from everywhere but Belgium. 12 different beers will be available to taste. The price? Just $30. more ›

In case you missed it, the Garfield Park Conservatory was completely trashed by last month's hailstorm - most of the glass panels were broken, shards destroyed hundreds of plants and the conservatory, one of the nation's most glorious, is partially closed for renovation. Oh, and did we mention that there's no money? Well, Paul Kahan's restaurants are pitching in to help. This Sunday, from 12-4 at Big Star, all of the Blackbird group of restaurants will be hosting a sidewalk sale, selling all of their used (and undamaged) dishware, furniture and kitchen supplies. more ›

The beer wizards at Bluebird have put together a tasting designed to take you through 7000 years of beer history, serving beers that replicate a variety of ancient and modern techniques to showcase the development of brewing. If that sounds pretty dry and nerdy, ignore that first part: Bluebird is going to serve lots of different, interesting beers, at a very reasonable price. According to Bluebird, this will be "One of the only chances this year to taste smoked, blended, sour, & funky 'brews' that transcend history all on the same night." All of that education and drinking, and it'll only cost $30/person. more ›

We have always secretly wanted to try ice fishing. It's worth noting that we are the strange weirdos who celebrate snow in April, so winter-related rationality is not our strong suit. In any case, we can't be the only sophisticated urbanites who secretly want to drill holes in a lake! If you wanted to try ice fishing in style, you don't have to go sit out on the lake alone and frightened. Instead, book at the Bella Vista Suites in Lake Geneva. They are running a "deluxe" ice fishing promotion that might catch your eye. more ›

Say what you will about the Food Network’s culinary programming, we are still suckers for Iron Chef. We always welcome new, quality chefs who join the cast. Some of us have a mini-crush on last year’s new cast member, Chef Michael Symon - swoon. more ›

Finding food in the loop after dark can be a challenge. Usually it's terrible, overpriced or both - or, the restaurant closes at 6 PM once the businesspeople go home. We were surprised to stumble upon a fairly awesome deal at Petterino's that seems custom-made to fit that gap. more ›

We've expressed our love for Uncommon Ground many times before, and they tend to run awesome, informative events. Two in particular caught our eye. more ›

We have such good memories associated with The Tasting Room on Randolph... wandering down from the Randolph Street Food Festival into the cool room to sit on a couch and sip wine with friends. Ahhh. That's why this Sunday, July 18th, we may find ourselves back there to enjoy a The Tasting Room's Hum B'Que & Pig Roast featuring Hum Spirits cocktails prepared by none other than Adam Seger, one of our favorite mixologists. more ›

If you've never tasted Indonesian Food before, take an opportunity to travel the world by heading to Sip Coffee House next week Thursday for a tasting menu of the cuisine with food provided by The Rice Table. more ›

Ahhh, we remember this passion fruit drink from our visit to Nacional 27's kitchen. There's no doubt about it - Adam Seger mixes up a mean cocktail. He'll be teaching Passion Fruit Cocktails tonight at Nacional 27. It's a hands-on course to highlight a seasonal drink. Guests will view demonstrations of the cocktails being made, sample the cocktails and nosh on appetizers. more ›

Reserve your spot now for the Fifth Annual Family Dinner by Purple Asparagus being held on Saturday, March 20th at Dawali Mediterranean Kitchen, from 2:30-5:00 PM. The dinner will some of feature Chef Amer's favorite home-style dishes including: Fasoulia- green bean and lamb stew, hummus, falafel, and grilled kababs. more ›

Looks like we're gonna have dueling restaurant weeks again for a 3rd straight year. In addition to Restaurant Week Chicago and the Chicago Originals Restaurant Week, all events Chicago website the Local Tourist has put together a restaurant week of its own. more ›

• The BIN School series at BIN 36 will focus on holiday entertaining. Specifically, BIN 36 Wine Director Brian Duncan and chef John Caputo will offer stress-free tips on all things champagne, food and entertaining for the holidays. (339 N. Dearborn, 6 p.m., $48)
• For you late lunch takers, Chicago's Downtown Farmstand's sweets fest is running from noon until 2 p.m. daily through December 23. Indulge your sweet tooth with an assortment of holiday treats from a different local bakery and meet the bakers. (66 E. Randolph)
• the Tuesday prix fixe menu at D.O.C. Wine Bar Lincoln Park (2602 N. clark St., 773-883-5101) features Thai Mussels with Spicy Coconut Milk, Snap Peas, and Crispy Wontons; Pan Roasted Duck Breast with Bok Choy Rice; and Ginger Carrot Cake. each course is paired with a select wine for a total cost of $30.

• Drawing Room mixologists Charles Joly and Timothy Lacey will be setting up shop at Nacional 27 (325 W. Huron) for a "Latin Happy Hour" this evening from 6-9 p.m. Joly and Lacey will be serving up complimentary cocktails made from Cabana Cachaça and Adam Seger's Hum Spirit.
• Kendall College's Monday Night Dining Series this evening will focus on Midwestern cuisine: local artisan cheeses, fall fruit cobbler and roasted pork loin with apple and cornbread dressing are part of the menu. Goose Island will also be on hand to pour some of their brews for the dinner. Dress for the dinner is business casual, RSVP here or by calling 312-752-2328 (900 N. Branch St.)
• Quencher's 29th annual European Beer Tour is now underway, running through Friday. the tour allows participants to sample, at their own pace, 6-10 beers from 12 different countries. The short tour ($35) includes 6 beers and various parting gifts. The long tour ($60) includes 10 beers and more parting gifts. (2401 N. Western)

We're fans of both Adam Seger (one of the the city's best mixologists) and Nacional 27. So we were excited to see that Nacional 27's upcoming monthly cocktail class is about creating Champagne cocktails. We suspect the class may be quite popular as it's just in time to learn these cocktails before New Year's Eve and wanted to give you the jump start to get your tickets early. more ›

Anthony was impressed by the food at the Drawing Room when he visited a couple months back and we've always loved the cocktails of Charles Joly and Tim Lacey. Now the Drawing Room and the LUNGevity Foundation have teamed up to raise funds for lung cancer research. more ›

Wine dinners abound throughout the city. 312 Chicago is hosting a dinner tomorrow night at 7 p.m. featuring the latest release from Hewiston Wines' "Mad Hatter" shiraz. It's part of a national tour promoting the 2006 vintage just hitting restaurants and wine shops right now. Winemaker Dean Hewiston will be in attendance. more ›

Make your reservations now for bluprint's Sunday Supper - Head to Tail - BYOB event on Sunday, September 13. After a beer reception, courtesy of Three Floyd's Brewing Co., sit down to a 4-course, family style dinner followed by dessert. The meal will be prepared by bluprint's Sam Burman, The Bristol's Chris Pandel, Old Town Social's Jared Van Camp and Goose The Market owner Christopher Eley. more ›

Head over to Fox & Obel tonight to enjoy a cooking class with Josh Jones, Chef de Cuisine at Spring Restaurant. Chef Jones makes New American fare with Asian influences and will be presenting a brief history of noodles and offering instructions on how to prepare traditional Japanese noodles (and incorporate ingredients into them). He will be preparing Somen Noodle Salad, Soba Noodle Cake and Fresh Ramen with Roasted Meat and Broth. You can sip some Japanese beer, take home recipes and will receive a gift. Two hours of validated parking is available and you'll get 10% off purchases you make tonight. more ›

Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine will be hosting a free wine and cheese tasting at their Loop location next Wednesday, the 24th, from 5:30-7:30. You can watch Italian cheesemaker Giorgio Cravero use traditional cheese-cutting tools to crack into a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano. Then sample the cheese and some Italian wines. This is a great opportunity to learn more about cheesemaking, tasting, and pairing as artisinal cheese expert Daphne Zepos will be in attendance. more ›

If you're on one of the millions of people who suffer from food related allergies, you know how difficult eating out can be. Carnivale's Executive Chef Mark Mendez has paired up with Lisa Williams (check out her website which features allergen free recipes) to create a dinner at which you can dine worry-free. more ›

BananaQ wants to know if you have balls(Ed. Note: We did and took the balut plunge once upon a lonesome. Shaking just thinking about it. — CS). They, along with East Hollywood Inc. are sponsoring a Balut Blast. Balut is a delicacy in some Southeast Asian countries: A fertilized duck egg, partially developed. The result looks like this (not for the squeamish). We first saw it on the Discovery channel on a show that featured prostitutes in Thailand having a midnight snack of balut...to make use of its aphrodisiac properties. more ›