Special Dining Events (available to the general public)
Special Dining Events (available to the general public)
-
-
-
-
-
Special Dining Events (available to the general public)
-
Post #1 - July 28th, 2011, 2:11 pm(mod/admin: I've searched around, but couldn't find any similar threads, if I overlooked, please merge, thanks)
I hope to dedicate a thread to special dining occasions around Chicagoland. These events should be available to the general public (ie. no invitation only, industrial dinners, etc.). Please update if any of you know any other events.
Aug 3: Paul Virant (Perennial Virant & Vie) will be the guest chef for the Outstanding in the Field farm bus tour at Bare Knuckle Farm (North Port, MI). Ticket price is $180 per person, everything inclusive, and can be purchased online through Outstanding in the Field website. Source: http://outstandinginthefield.com/events ... ner_id=145
Aug 14: Spiaggia will take 30 guests to Nichols Farm (Marengo, IL) for a day of “cooking, bacci and farm tours.” Ticket is $150 everything inclusive (including bus rides to Nichols Farm from Spiaggia, and back). Contact Alexandra Barton abarton(at)levyrestaurants.com for more information and reservation. Source: http://www.spiaggiarestaurant.com/dinin ... vents.html and a phone call to the restaurant.
Aug 18: Chicago Artists Coalition hosts a dinner of paired food between four artists and four chefs. Featuring chefs are Stephanie Izard (Girl & the Goat), Hillary Blanchard-Rikower (One-sixtyblue), Koren Grieveson (Avec) and Randy Zwieban (Province). Tickets is $125 and can be purchased on CAC website. Source: http://chicagoartistscoalition.org/starving-artist/
Aug 24: North Pond will host a farm-to-table dinner, co-sponsored by the Opinionated About guide, featuring Josh Adams from June in Peoria, Justin Aprahamian from Sanford in Milwaukee, Michael Bulkowski from Revolver in Findlay, OH, and Gerard Craft from Niche in St. Louis. It will be a six-course dinner with optional wine pairing. The dinner starts at 6:30 p.m., call the restaurant 773-477-5845 for more information and/or reservation. Source: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News ... x4aSjFlQTU[/list]Last edited by theskinnyduck on July 28th, 2011, 4:39 pm, edited 2 times in total.
-
-
Post #2 - July 28th, 2011, 2:43 pmI think this is valuable information. FWIW, I would be most likely to read it if each event had its own thread (as has been the pattern with this section of the board). Knowing that this thread is just going to contain dense lists of dates will make me want to skip it.
-
-
Post #3 - July 28th, 2011, 2:50 pm
I mostly agree. Though, the main reason that I want to keep them all in one thread is that I don't want to clutter the forum with uninteresting threads. If any events really stand out to somebody, that person can always start a new thread and discuss with others.happy_stomach wrote:I think this is valuable information. FWIW, I would be most likely to read it if each event had its own thread (as has been the pattern with this section of the board). Knowing that this thread is just going to contain dense lists of dates will make me want to skip it.
-
-
Post #4 - July 28th, 2011, 2:55 pmtheskinnyduck wrote:
I mostly agree. Though, the main reason that I want to keep them all in one thread is that I don't want to clutter the forum with uninteresting threads. If any events really stand out to somebody, that person can always start a new thread and discuss with others.happy_stomach wrote:I think this is valuable information. FWIW, I would be most likely to read it if each event had its own thread (as has been the pattern with this section of the board). Knowing that this thread is just going to contain dense lists of dates will make me want to skip it.
That seems like double work. And the forum is cluttered with uninteresting threads. They're just easier to scan as separate threads than a single, cluttered thread.
-
-
Post #5 - July 28th, 2011, 2:57 pmNevermind. I see now that it's easier for you to copy and dump from your blog.
-
-
Post #6 - July 28th, 2011, 4:38 pmNew events:
Aug 10: Taste of the Nation Chicago (a lot of well known restaurants/chefs/mixologists) $95pp (advance), $125 (at the door): http://www.strength.org/chicago/
Aug 13, 20, 27: Bonsoiree underground dinner ($95pp for a new 6-course menu). Contact the restaurant for more information.
-
-
-
Post #7 - July 28th, 2011, 4:55 pmtheskinnyduck wrote:New events:
Aug 13, 20, 27: Bonsoiree underground dinner ($95pp for a new 6-course menu). Contact the restaurant for more information.
FYI, the Bonsoiree "underground" dinners are simply their normal Saturday offering. There's nothing particularly underground about them and sadly my experience with one was really disappointing.
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
-
-
-
Post #8 - July 28th, 2011, 5:41 pmronnie_suburban wrote:theskinnyduck wrote:New events:
Aug 13, 20, 27: Bonsoiree underground dinner ($95pp for a new 6-course menu). Contact the restaurant for more information.
FYI, the Bonsoiree "underground" dinners are simply their normal Saturday offering. There's nothing particularly underground about them and sadly my experience with one was really disappointing.
=R=
That's really good to know. I actually just reserved a spot for the next underground menu, but I guess I need to rethink about this. I dined their 13-course twice, and left satisfied. But I've never tried any of the smaller offerings.
-
-
Post #9 - July 28th, 2011, 5:57 pmA thread of multiple events in the Events forum? This is all very meta.
-
-
Post #10 - July 28th, 2011, 6:11 pmtheskinnyduck wrote:(mod/admin: I've searched around, but couldn't find any similar threads...
That's because there's an entire forum dedicated to events. This one! Which is why it's called "Events Calendar."
-
-
Post #11 - July 28th, 2011, 6:19 pmok. sure.
-
-
Post #12 - July 28th, 2011, 6:24 pmjesteinf wrote:A thread of multiple events in the Events forum? This is all very meta.
Just wait until I start a thread collecting Special Dining Events metathreads together. Leo DiCaprio will have to start spinning a top in one of them to pick a dinner venue.
-
-
Post #13 - July 28th, 2011, 9:09 pmSantander wrote:jesteinf wrote:A thread of multiple events in the Events forum? This is all very meta.
Just wait until I start a thread collecting Special Dining Events metathreads together. Leo DiCaprio will have to start spinning a top in one of them to pick a dinner venue.
If this ends with us being shot at while skiing, I'm out.
-
-
Post #14 - July 29th, 2011, 12:34 pmSantander wrote:jesteinf wrote:A thread of multiple events in the Events forum? This is all very meta.
Just wait until I start a thread collecting Special Dining Events metathreads together. Leo DiCaprio will have to start spinning a top in one of them to pick a dinner venue.
Mind bottling
-
-
Post #15 - July 31st, 2011, 8:33 pmOct 14: Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner at the Publican and Blackbird. Tickets will be gone fast. More info.
-
-
Post #16 - August 8th, 2011, 4:02 pmAug 30: Hawaiian Seafood dinner with at L2O featuring Curtis Duffy, Todd Stein, Paul Virant and Andrew Zimmerman. $175pp. Reception at 6:30pm. Dinner at 7:00pm. more info.
