Little Village's Taste of Mexico

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Taste of Mexico takes place May 31-June 2 on 26th Street in Little Village. 

More than 20 neighborhood vendors will be in attendance. Featured food items include: tacos flautas; enchiladas; tortas and gorditos. 

In addition live music, arts and crafts center and carnival rides. Hours are 3-10 p.m. Friday; noon to 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission is free.

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2019 Chicago Ale Fest in Grant Park

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The Chicago Ale Fest returns on Saturday, June 1 to Butler Field in Grant Park, 400 E. Monroe. The fest will have one session with early entry and general admission, and will feature more than 200 craft beers, live music and some of Chicago’s favorite food trucks. Come to Chicago’s front lawn for one of the most anticipated summer craft beer events of the year.

As the most anticipated summer craft beer event of the year, Chicago Ale Fest offers a unique “festival within a festival” concept, bringing five mini-festival experiences inside the gates of Grant Park, including Cider Alley, Lager Lane, West vs. East Coast IPAs, and a mini-food truck fest. Early entry tickets (2-7 p.m.) are $59. Purchase. General admission (3-7 p.m.) are $49. Purchase.

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Hyde Park Brew Fest

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The Sixth Annual Hyde Park Brew in Harper Court, 53rd Street and Harper. General admission is free noon to 9 p.m. June 1-2.  Sampling hours are 1-7 p.m. Tickets.

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Slurping Turtle set to close it's Chicago operation

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Slurping Turtle, 116 W. Hubbard, will close it's door at the end of the month. The original River North location opened at 114 W. Hubbard in 2011. The operation plans on doing expansion in other cities including a restaurant slated for Columbus, OH.

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Staytion Market & Bar caps its May mixology class with caviar and bubbles

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Mixologist Kevin Fahey of Staytion Market & Bar, located in the Renaissance Hotel, 1 W. Wacker, walks guests through a Molecular Gastronomy 101 cocktail making class featuring caviar and bubbles, 5-7 p.m. May 30; $14.

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The Old Plank revisited

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The Old Plank, 2700 N. Milwaukee, is now open under the direction of Executive Chef Jesus Castillo and Chef de Cuisine Juan Ramirez (Saba Italian Bar + Kitchen) along with Beverage Director Phillip Smith (The Walk-In).

The menu feature authentic Tex-Mex food including dry rub wings made with house made seasoning with a jalapeno ranch dressing (pictured). 

The drink menu includes agave and whiskey-focused cocktails; rotating frozen drinks, shots, and packaged beers selections. The  bar area also features 16 taps of local brews. 

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Rooh is now open in the West Loop

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Rooh, 736 W. Randolph, officially opened May 23. The new Indian restaurant offers a homogenized fusion of regional Indian flavors prepared with modern gastronomic techniques.  

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Rosé Garden at ROOF on theWit opens Memorial Day

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ROOF on theWit's, 201 N. State Street, Rosé Garden officially opens Memorial Day (May 27). 

The garden, which features shades of pink, white and red roses, will  serve a collection of exquisite rare rosé wines. 

A week-long event, "ROOF Rose Garden Tasting Experience begins May 24. Entry to the event includes glasses of an assortment of rare rosés, including Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé 2008. The tasting experience will also include small bites from Executive Chef Nathan Sears and Executive Pastry Chef Toni Roberts. Tastings are limited to 25 tickets. Purchase

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Rockit Bar's frozen cocktail special and patriotic salute

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Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W. Hubbard, Frozé  Fridays offers $7 frozen cocktails all day long.

Frozen cocktails ($12 each) include: caramel toffee frappe; prickly pear lemonade; passion fruit margarita; strawberry peach frosé and after dinner mint. 

In addition the bar will offer it's frozen Bomb Pop cocktail, a patriotic red, white and blue concoction close to the frozen treat by the same name with a little something extra, Memorial Day.

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Wingout Chicago @St. Michaels in Old Town

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Wingout Chicago takes place June-1-2, St. Michaels Church in Old Town, 1633 N. Cleveland. 

Tickets are selling fast (pre-sale tickets soldout). Hours are 2-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. General admission ticket includes: one drink ticket for a beer, wine or beverage; unlimited wing sampling and live entertainment by the Wild Hare. Purchase. 

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Perry's Steakhouse salutes National Wine & National Chardonnay

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Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, 5 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, celebrates National Wine Day and National Chardonnay Day Friday (May 24) with an offering of its Reserve Chardonnay Magnum Bottle (aged in French oak barrels with notes of pear, green apple and vanilla) for $60 (regularly $115) with the purchase of two lunch or dinner entrées.

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Vu Rooftop offers 50 per cent off bottles of wine on National Wine Day (May 25)

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VU Rooftop Bar, 133 E. Cermak Rd., celebrates National Wine Day (May 25) with 50 per cent off select bottles of wine from its extensive wine list, which ranges from a full balanced, B-Side Chardonnay, to a Cain ‘The Benchland Cuvee,” a vintage Cabernet Sauvignon. 

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Dovetail and Begyle breweries partner for a Memorial Day jamboree

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Dovetail Brewery and Begyle Brewing join forces for a spring celebration during the Third Annual Mayfestiversary May 25 during a Ravenswood block party, taking place near the Brown Line between W. Belle Plaine and W. Cuyler Ave.

More than a dozen locally brewed beers, varied cuisine from some of the finest food trucks in the city and live music will be part of the festivities.

Both brewer swill hold specials tapping exclusive to the event.  Saturday, Dovetail will tap its Maibock, a honey-toned beer brewed in January and then hibernated for 4 months. Begyle taps its Boat Shoes Kölsch-style beer on Sunday. Both tappings take place at  1:30 p.m. 

Also during the event Dovetail will host a series of short talks and guided tastings in the Barrel Loft lead by co-owners and Master Brewers Hagen Dost and Bill Wesselink and Advanced Cicerones Jenny Pfafflin and Shana Solarte. Talks are free and open to the public, and are open on a first-come, first-serve basis. Hours are noon to 10 p.m. May 25-26. A full schedule is available at dovetailbrewery.com, and posted around the festival.  

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Windy City Food Swap and Social @Empirical Brewery

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Windy City Food Swap & Social takes place 3-5 p.m. May 19. Empirical Brewery, 1801 W. Foster. Tickets. Participants bring homemade items to swap while socializing with other foodies. Admission is free. More details. 

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Frontier hosts a CBD-infused dinner

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The Herbal Chef Chris Sayegh partners with Chef Brian Jupiter of Frontier to hosts 7-course CBD-infused dinner, 7-10 p.m. May 20, Frontier, 1072 N. Milwaukee.

The menu, compiled of locally-sourced ingredients, complementing the spring season include: Sayegh's  famous Surf and Turf; and Wagyu beef, scallop and truffle. Chef Jupiter, a recent James Beard Semifinalist, will prepare three of the seven courses. The dinner will only be comprised of CBD-infused items due to Illinois ban on recreational cannabis.

The dinner spotlighted around CBD and feature elements of terpenes, is part of nationwide tour.

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Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya hosts meat and sake pairing

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Chef/owner Kevin Yu of Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya, 1457 N. Halsted, hosts "Meat the Sake," a four-course pairing of signature Kizuki meat dishes with hand-selected sake by Yu and sake specialist Jonathan Edwards, 7-8:30 p.m. May 20; $45. 

Pairings include: Chicken Karaage and Yakitori chicken paired with Tensei Endless Summer sake, Yakitori steak with French sea salt paired with Cowboy Yamahai sake and Hakata Ramen (new dish) paired with Rihaku Dreamy Clouds sake. Tickets.

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Aurelio's; Lou Malnati's and Home Run Inn partner for a pizza party in the park

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Aurelio's Pizza partners with Lou Malnati's and Home Run Inn to host a National Pizza Party Day celebration in conjunction with National Pizza Day (May 17), which coincides with the pizzeria's 60th anniversary, with 60 minutes of free pizza noon to 1 p.m. 

The 60-minute pizza party takes place in tents and table stations at Maggie Daley Park at Lake Shore and Monroe. A free will donation benefitting Advocate Children's Hospital is suggested.

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RPM Italian hosts Naples wine dinner

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RPM Italian, 52 W. Illinois, a hosts a Night in Naples dinner 7-9 p.m. May 28; $85. 

The six course Naples Food & Wine dinner includes: Pesce Crudo with Mediterranean olive oil, swordfish & andalusian; ricci di Mare & ligurian and tuna and peloponnesian paired with Ischia, Antonio Mazzella 2017; Coppa di Mare (squid, mussels and zucchini flower) paired with Paestum, San Savatore, "Palinuro," 2006; Spinach Gnocchetti with little neck clams and pepperoncini paired with Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, Mastroberardino, 2017 and pizza paiored with Taurasi Riserva Vinosia "Rajamagra," 2011 and Baba au Rhum with Sabayon. Reservations available here. 

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Lincoln Park Wine Festival arrives this week

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The 5th annual Chicago Wine Festival: Lincoln Park Wine Fest 2019 takes place May 17-19 in Jonquil Park, 1001 W. Wrightwood. 

More than 60 varieties will be available for tasting. Hours are 6-10 p.m. May 17; noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. May 18 and noon to 4 p.m. May 19. Admission ($40-$60) includes 12 tasting tickets. VIP and designated driver tickets are also available. Must be 21 and older with valid proof to attend.

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$1 Little Italy Food Festival

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Ritual and Little Italy partner for the $1 Food Festival May 13-24, 2019. 

During the event meals typically priced $10 or more can be orders for $1. See complete list of restaurants and restrictions. Offer can only be redeemed once per day with a limit of five redemptions per person during the festival. Download Dollarfest app at Ritual.

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Pipeworks Brewing unleashes Seismic Positivity during ICW

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Pipeworks Brewing Company's Illinois Craft Week tapping event takes place 4 .m. to 2 a.m. May-15-16, Truman Tap, 2159 W. Chicago.

The brewer partnered with Hop Butcher For the World for its Seismic Positivity, IPA release.

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