Osteria La Madia Chef's Table Event

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Chef/owner Jonathan Fox and Sous Chef Matt Reidy of Osteria La Madia, 59 W. Grand, hosts a Chef's Table five-course dinner, limited to 16 guests, featuring spring dishes. 7 p.m. March 15. Purchase tickets here.

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Buona Beef Opens in Beverly

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Buona, the Original Italian Beef, celebrating its 35th anniversary, is expanding into the city. The eatery opens its 17th location, and the first with Chicago's city limits, in the Beverly area March 22 at 10659 S. Western. In celebration of the occasion fans of Buona beef are encouraged to post selfies photographed with with the signage in front of the Beverly location on Buona's Facebook page, Instagram or Twitter using #BuonaBeef and @BuonaBeef  now through March 17. One of the The first 100 social media participants will selected to be the first customer and receive free beef for a year. Opening day events will include complimentary coffee, a prize wheel featuring Buona swag and gift card giveaways. Some rules apply. 

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Tesori's Back to the Future Tribute

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Tesori Trattoria and Bar partners with its neighbor the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for a dual "Back to the Future" tribute saluting the movie's 30th anniversary March 4. The celebration ties the  CSO's movie screening on with Executive Chef Danny Sweis' Marty McFly Green and Red Back to theFuture pizza (pizza appeared in B2Future, part 2) Pizza (pepperoni and broccoli rabe with half marinara, half broccoli rabe pesto sauce and fresh mozzarella, $15) will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the lounge and in main dining room. 

Tickets to the CSO's "Back to the Future" performance and screening can be purchased here.

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Jack's Place Leap Day Deal

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Jack's Place, in the lobby of Hampton Inn in the historic Chicago Motor Club Building, 68 E. Wacker, is the destination for great Leap Day deals. The lounge is offering 29% off all food and beverage purchases. Hours are 5-10 p.m. 

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Chef Bannos Cajun Cooking Class/Dinner

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Chef/owner Jimmy Bannos of Heaven on Seven, 111 N. Wabash, hosts a Cajun cooking class featuring demonstrations and a five-course dinner, 7-9:30 p.m. March 2: $75, includes all-you-can drink beer, wine and Jimmy's famous hurricanes. Reservations required. Click here for tickets.

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Benny's Chop House Leap Day Deal

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Benny's Chop House, 444 N. Michigan, is treating guests born on Leap Day (Feb. 29) to its 8-oz filet mignon. The offer (dine-in on Feb. 29 only) is for parties of two or more. The birthday visitor must have valid proof of their birth date.

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Oscar Night at Commonwealth Tavern

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Commonwealth Tavern, 2000 W. Roscoe, hosts an Oscar Night viewing party beginning 7 p.m. Feb. 28. The star of the evening will be Oscar-inspired drinks that include the Red Carpet martini (Patron, Patron Citronage, raspberry, cranberry) and Golden Statue cocktail (Ciroc Peach, peach puree, Champagne) along with Right Bee cider. Specialty theme-drinks are $5.

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Cider Summit Festival @Navy Pier

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Cider Summit Festival, the largest event of its kind in the region, returns Feb. 27 to Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom, 600 E. Grand. Two session for the summit, featuring more than 140 ciders both regional and international samples from as far away as Spain, are available: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 -8 p.m. 

Owners and cider masters will be on hand to guide guests through the samplings (four-ounce portions) along with supplying information on the crafting process. New to the event is the Cider Cocktail Lounge featuring food and cider pairings. Also new this year is the Fruit Cider Challenge, where guests can vote on their favorite pilot batch created specifically for the event. Admission is $35 (each session requires a separate ticket), and includes a souvenir tasting glass, eight tasting tickets, and a one dollar donation to Heartland Alliance. VIP tickets, that include all the above plus two additional tasting tickets, are $40. Ages 21 and over. Designated driver tickets aew $5. Click here for tickets (until 11:59 p.m. Feb. 26) and more information. 

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Chef Roby's PRIMO Officially Opens

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Award -winning certified master chef of pastry and sugar artistry Chef Alain Roby, owner of All Chocolate Kitchen officially opens his new concept PRIMO, 33 S. Third Street, Geneva today (Feb. 24).

The restaurant features shared plates, artisanal cheese and desserts. The restaurant also boasts a fine wine list. Menu items include short ribs in a red wine sauce; seared lamb shank and Portobello mushrooms and green spice lentil; crostini au fromage (pictured) and Grandmother Louise's eggplant confit. 

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Cantina Laredo Milagro Tequila Dinner

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Cantina Laredo, 508 N. State, hosts a Milagro Tequila dinner 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27. For the occasion Chef Hector Rivera prepares a four-course menu featuring sope de brisket; sundried tomato chipotle soup; a choice of pork tenderloin with chile de arbol sauce or redfish with langostino corn sauce and a dessert of Key lime pie. Each course will be paired with tequila-based cocktail. Guests will also be feted to sampling various Milagro pours. The dinner kicks off  with a cocktail reception at 7 p.m.

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Flagship's Leap Day Deal: 29-cent Drafts

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Flagship Bar & Grill, 1622 W. Belmont, salutes Leap Day (Feb. 29) with 29-cent Miller Lite and Coors Light drafts (only) until supplies run out.

Separately the bar now offers daily specials that include:  $6 salads and wrap, $5 glasses of select wines; $20 Coors Light or Miller Lite buckets (Monday); $7 burgers, $4 drafts, $4 Jameson (Tuesday); $3 select Mexican beers, $4 Avion Silver tequila, $2 tacos (Wednesday); $3 Blue Moon drafts, $4 Fireball shots (Thursday, trivia night begins at 7 p.m.); Happy Hour deals 6-9 p.m. (Friday) and $3 Busch Light and PBR Tallboys, half-off Sky bombs (Sunday).

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Lottie's 8th Annual Dive Bar Crawl

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Lottie's, 1925 W. Cortland, hosts its Eighth Annual Old School Bar Pub Crawl beginning 2 p.m. Feb. 28. The includes school bus transportation, with refreshments, to four neighborhood bars and a buffet at Lottie's after the crawl (7 p.m.). Bus boarding registration begins at 1 p.m. The bus leaves at 2 p.m. Click here for tickets ($15).

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Geja's Winemaker's Dinner

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Geja’s Café's, 340 W. Armitage, Winemaker's Dinner series continues with a four-course M. Chapoutier Winemaker Dinner, 6:30 p.m. March 7. 

The menu for this highly-anticipated culinary event includes Geja's house salad, cheese fondue, beef tenderloin, chicken & jumbo shrimp entree, and flaming chocolate fondue for dessert with each course paired with a perfectly selected wine. The cost is $60 per person, all inclusive (wines, dinner, tax, and gratuity).

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