In Pictures: Chicago Gourmet

The crowd spills onto the Pritzker Pavilion lawn shortly after gates open Saturday.

The seating inside the Absolut tent.

Province\'s Randy Zweiban smiles for the camera at Chicago Gourmet.

Three Floyds\' Lincoln Anderson pours a draft of Alpha King for an attendee.

May Street Caf&#233\'s Mario Santiago serving up samples as fast as he can.

avec\'s Koren Grieveson serving up samples of wood-grilled octopus early Sunday.

Alpana Singh offers guests preferred wine pairings for dining in various Chicago neighborhoods

One of the busiest tents throughout the fest was the Terlato Wines tent.

The view of the balcony seating for the Rick Bayless/Marcus Samuelsson cooking demo Saturday.

Prairie Grass Caf&#233\'s Sarah Stegner and George Bumbaris cooking up Tallgrass Beef with market fresh vegetables for Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra.

Kim chi and tofu stew with pork belly courtesy of Urban Belly\'s Bill Kim

Five-spice braised pork crepes from Red Light\'s Jackie Shen

Bo Bia (salad rolls of julienne carrots, jicama, bean sprouts and aromatic herbs in rice paper) from Le Colonial\'s Chen Le.

Porchetta with pickles and grain mustard from old Town Social\'s Jared Van Camp.

Rabbit rillettes from VOLO Wine Bar/Paramount Room\'s Stepehen Dunne

Roasted corn cake with duck confit, organic micro greens and port ine reduction from MIchael Cisternino of Tavern at the Park

Grunthorp Farms jagerwurst sausage with spicy mustard and cabbage braised in duck fat from Three Floyds.

Micro green salad from NAHA\'s Carrie Nahabedian

Dietzler Farms mini sliders with pulled pork from Park Grill