Pencil This In: Thai Festival At Federal Plaza

By Melissa McEwen in Food on Jun 18, 2014 5:30PM

Fruit carving at last year's Thai Festival (Image courtesy of the Royal Thai Consulate)

Take a Thai lunch break at the three-day Thai Festival at Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn), which kicked off today at 11 a.m. with a drum parade opening ceremony. The festival features a variety of Thai foods from 21 local restaurants. Cooking demos include papaya salad, tom kha soup, and pad thai.

Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the last day is the June 20. View the schedule at their Facebook page. Admission is free and food costs from $2 to $7 per dish.

If you have an event for inclusion in "Pencil This In," please contact Tankboy (for A&E-related listings), Melissa McEwen (for tastings, dinners and food and drink-related events) or tips[at]chicagoist[dot]com.