Brooklyn Brewery's Mash Festival Comes To Chicago In October
By Chuck Sudo in Food on Sep 16, 2013 9:30PM
Ben Franklin said beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy. More than wine or hard liquor, beer is also the ultimate social lubricant, as fitting at art gallery openings, concerts and dinners as it is drinking a couple with friends on your back porch.
Brooklyn Brewery is bringing beer art, food and culture together with The Brooklyn Brewery Mash Festival, 13-city tour featuring parties, comedy, concerts, pop-up dinners and readings with beer as the connecting theme. The tour comes to Chicago Oct. 1-6.
“The Mash is an expression of Brooklyn art, music, food and the cultural links we see with many cities around the world,” Brooklyn Brewery President and co-founder Steve Hindy said in a statement announcing the festival. “There is a revolution happening in the world of food and the world of beer, and we are happy to celebrate this revolution with our friends around the U.S.”
Proceeds from every ticket sold during the festival will benefit Slow Food Chicago. Below is a list of the festival’s events.
Mash HQ
Tues., Oct. 1 - Fri. Oct. 4, 5-7 p.m.; Headquarters Beercade; 950 W. Wolfram St., Free
Brooklyn beer specials, new and special offerings, giveaways and general info available on The Mash.
Local 2 Ways
Wed., Oct. 2, 7 p.m.; Small Bar Logan Square; 2956 N. Albany, $50
Multi-course beer dinner celebrating local cuisine, interpreted 2 ways by Chef Justin White of Small Bar and Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson.
Eat, Drink & Learn with the Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson
Thurs., Oct. 3, 5 p.m.; Whole Foods Kingsbury; 1550 N. Kingsbury St., Free
House Chef Andrew Gerson runs a delicious demo and class in flavor. Food and beer pairings will be served along with our favorite local fair.
Chaos Cooking
Thurs., Oct. 3, 8 p.m. Free
The location is secret. The guests are strangers. The menu is unknown. Chaos Cooking is an unexpected dining experience that asks not that you bring money but that you bring a recipe, some ingredients and a willingness to put yourself out there, meet new people and try something out. For location details, go to ChaosCooking.com.
NY Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off with DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin
Thurs., Oct. 3, 10 p.m.; Empty Bottle; 1035 N. Western Ave., $8
Compete for a trip to New York for the Dance-Off championship at Brooklyn Bowl and $100 cash prize after getting warmed up with the exquisite 1960s soul 45s of world famous Brooklyn DJ Jonathan Toubin. Must be 21 years of age to win.
Slow Supper, An 1893 Inspired Feast
Fri., Oct. 4, 7 p.m.; Germania Place; 108 W. Germania Pl., $100
Held in one of Chicago’s most famous and historical landmarks, guests will feast on a historic meal hosted by Paul Durica of Chicago By Day & Night, and prepared in collaboration between Brooklyn House Chef Andrew Gerson and Chef Nicole Pederson of Found. Projection installations from Brooklyn’s NBNY. All proceeds benefit Slow Food Chicago.
First Annual Chicago Vendy Awards
Sat., Oct. 5, 1-5 p.m.; Kendall College; 900 N. Branch St., $45+
After eight years in New York and events in LA and Philadelphia, the Vendy Awards - an intense cook-off between the best sidewalk chefs in the city - is coming to Chicago to determine the best street food vendor in town while raising money for the Slow Food Chicago & Asociación de Vendedores Ambulantes (AVA).
Found Footage
Sat., Oct. 5, 9:30 p.m.; Music Box Theater; 3733 N. Southport Ave., $12
The acclaimed showcase of odd and hilarious found videos will debut a special show, the Best of the Midwest, at the Music Box Theatre.
Books & Beer: Chicago’s Past & Present Beer Culture
Sun., Oct, 6, 7 p.m.; Archie’s, 2600 W. Iowa St, $10
Togather and Brooklyn Brewery present a conversation and Q&A going behind the scenes of Chicago’s growing craft beer scene featuring Northwestern University professor Bill Savage, author of Chicago By Day & Night, and Michael Kiser of GoodBeerHunting.com. Your ticket includes a complimentary Brooklyn beer and a percentage of ticket sales will benefit Slow Food Chicago.