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Bleader
, Oct 3, 2012
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The booze at Chicago Gourmet: the good, the bad, the bizarre
A look at the alcohol (and some of the food) offered in the fifth year of Chicago Gourmet
by Julia Thiel
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, Sep 27, 2012
Chicago Gourmet and other food and drink events
Fall-themed events like Apple Fest and Oktoberfest usher in the new season, while artisan wines, cheeses, and spirits abound in the city this week
by Meg Pier
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Apple Fest
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Long Grove
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Hamburger Hop
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St. Alphonsus
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Oktoberfest
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Kinderfest
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VeganMania
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Vegan Black Metal Chef
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Russ Faulk
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Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet
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Chopping Block
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grilled cheese
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beer
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Wicker Park
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Bucktown
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Dinner Crawl
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The Bedford
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Silver Cloud
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Club Lucky
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Jackson Junge
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Chicago Independent Spirits Expo
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Carmichael's Courtyard
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spirits
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BevX.com
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Glencairn
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Bleader
, Sep 26, 2012
Chicago Gourmet: a look back
The Illinois Restaurant Association's Chicago Gourmet, over the years
by Julia Thiel
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Bleader
, May 31, 2012
Festivals, fund-raisers, and other food and drink events
A German festival, a wine tasting event, a 26th annual tent sale, and more
by Alison Marcotte
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Chicago Maifest
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Louis Glunz Beers Inc
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Green City Market Junior Board
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Meet the Market
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Seedling Fruit
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The Bedford
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FEW Spirits
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Bon Appétit
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Chicago Gourmet
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Wine Riot
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Wilton Tent Sale
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Copco
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K & Company
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Do Division Street Fest
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Small Bar
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The Smoke Daddy
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The Boundary
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SausageFest Chicago
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Lake View Citizens’ Council
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Prostate Cancer Foundation
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Tofu Processing Tour
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Sun Wah BBQ
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Chicago Foodways Roundtable
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Culinary Historians of Chicago
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Sun Xien Soy Products
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Harry Caray’s
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National Steakhouse Month
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Rockit Bar & Grill
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Burgerfest
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Inspiration Kitchens
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HighSight
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Midsummer EVE of the EVE
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, Feb 27, 2012
Chicago's Culinary Crossroads
Local restaurants to participate in Chicago's Culinary Crossroads during the G8 and NATO summits.
by Daniel Gerzina
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Chicago Gourmet
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Henri
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The Gage
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Dirk Flanagan
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Piccolo Sogno
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Tony Priolo
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Tony Hu
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Tony Gourmet Group.
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, May 19, 2011
Best of the rest of the fests
by Reader staff
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International Mr. Leather
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Mayfest Chicago
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Eastside Millennium Art Festival
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57th Street Art Fair
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June Jam
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Part at St. Mike's
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Andersonville Midsommarfest
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Old Town Art Fair
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Fiestas Puertoriquenas
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Just for Laughs
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Grant Park Music Festival
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Festa Pasta Vino
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custer's Last Stand
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Midsummer Festival
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6 Corners BBQ Fest
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Make Music Chicago
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Chiago Folk & Roots Festival
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Chicago Luxury Ice Cream Festival
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Gold Coast Art Fair
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Rock Around the Block
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Halsted Tastes Better
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BenFest
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Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party
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Windy City Ribfest
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Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival
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Chinatown Summer Fair
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Celebrate Clark Street
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Fiesta del Sol
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Summer on Southport
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Taste of Lincoln Avenue
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Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival
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Retro on Roscoe
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Taylor Street Festa Italiana
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Chicago Korean Festival
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Kite Festival
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Northalsted Market Days
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Ukranian Festival
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The Boulevard
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Taste of Greece
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Italian Village Ferrari Festival
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Chicago Fringe Festival
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Guiness Oyster Festival
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Festival de la Villita
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Windy City Wine Festival
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Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
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Lincoln Park Art Faire
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Renegade Craft Fair
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Wells Street Fall Fest
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Chicago Gourmet
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Hyde Park Arts & Crafts Adventure
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Sep 28, 2010
Chicago Gourmet 2010
Notes on this year's Hamburger Hop and Chicago Gourmet
by Julia Thiel
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Chicago Gourmet 2010
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Hamburger Hop
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Sola
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Palmer Place
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English
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NoMi
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Edzo's
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437 Rush
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, Sep 23, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events
Pumpkin beer, burgers, ribs, and more.
by Sam Worley
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Oktoberfest
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Delilah's
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beer tasting
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Hacker-Pschorr
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Goose Island Brewing Co.
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Summit Brewing Co.
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Dogfish Head
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Chicago Gourmet
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Hamburger Hop
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Stephanie Izard
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Girl & the Goat
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John Coletta
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Quartino
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Eddie Lakin
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Edzo's Burger Shop
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WXRT
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Lin Brehmer
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Thomas Keller
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Harris Theater for Music and Dance
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Grace Young
,
Stir Frying to the Sky's Edge
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wok cooking
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Chinese diaspora
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Rib-A-Que Smoke-Out
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Moonshine Brewing Company
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The Carpetbaggers
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The Hoyle Brothers
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ribs
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National Wine Week
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Smith & Wollensky
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, Aug 26, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events
A spirits dinner, a pig roast, a beer party, and more.
by Sam Worley
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ChicaGourmets
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Argentine Steak and Wine Dinner
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La Nina
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Tango Sur
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Uncommon Ground
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Death's Door Spirits
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The American Family Farm
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family farms
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Jon Hoek
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pig roast
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Belstra Milling
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Belstra Farm
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Kennedy-King College
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Revolution Brewing
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Half Acre
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Three Floyds
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Goose Island
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Belgian Fest
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Purple Asparagus
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Corks & Crayons
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Uncommon Ground on Devon
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Chicago Gourmet
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Dine Around
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Special Event
, May 27, 2010
Summer Guide: Fairs & Festivals
Street fairs, art fairs, neighborhood fests, and much more
by Reader staff
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Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest
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Chicago Gaelic Park
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International Mr. Leather
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Hyatt Regency
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Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
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Randolph Street Market Festival
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Chicago Antique Market
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Indie Designer Market
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Bike the Drive
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Mayfest Chicago
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Beer Hoptacular
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Aragon Ballroom
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Eastside Millennium Art Festival
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57th Street Art Fair
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June Jam
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Constructor Craft Fair
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Fitzgerald's
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Sketchbook
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Chopin Theatre
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Taste of Bryn Mawr
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Party at St. Mike's
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Old Town Art Fair
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Saint Michael's Church
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Andersonville Midsommarfest
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Chicago Botanic Garden Wine Festival
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Drinking & Writing Festival
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Hopleaf
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Humboldt Park Art Fair
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Humboldt Park Boat House
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Wells Street Art Fair
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Chi-Town Kruze
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Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
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Cook County Forest Preserve
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Fiestas Puertorriquenas
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Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Humboldt Park
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Grant Park Music Festival
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Millennium Park
,
Just for Laughs
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the Vic
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Park West
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Chicago Theatre
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Bronzeville Cultural Festival
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Film Row Cinema
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Columbia College
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SummerDance
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Festa!Pasta!Vino! Italian Street Festival
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Midsummer Festival
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Scottish Festival & Highland Games
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Oak Brook Polo Grounds
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Cantigny Art Festival
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Cantigny Park
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Custer's Last Stand
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Latino Theatre Festival
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Goodman Theatre
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Latin Street Salsa Congreso 2010
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Bloomington Gold Corvette Show
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Chicago Arabesque
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Pheasant Run Resort
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Cans Music Fest
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Cans Bar and Canteen
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Chicago Pride Fest
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Chicago Caribbean Jerkfest
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Stateway Gardens
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Chicago Dyke March
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Chicago Summerfest
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Fountain Square Art Festival
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Tour de Fat
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Palmer Square
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Pride Parade
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Naperville Ribfest
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Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk, and Block Party
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Lincoln Park
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BenFest
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Saint Benedict Church
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Boulevard Bash
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St. Luke's Lutheran Church
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Great Performers of Illinois
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Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party
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Jeff Fest
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Rock Around the Block
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Roscoe Village Burger Fest
,
Halsted Tastes Better
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Festival of the Lakes
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Windy City Ribfest
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Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival
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Sheffield Garden Walk
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Southside Neighborhood Gospel Festival
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Ogden Park
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Taste of River North
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Chinatown Summer Fair
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Dearborn Garden Walk
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Edgebrook Festival
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Pierogi Fest
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Celebrate Clark Street
,
Taste of Lincoln Avenue
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Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club Family Fest
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Fiesta del Sol
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Chicago Luxury Ice Cream Festival
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Ghanafest
,
Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival
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Serbfest
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Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
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Taylor Street Festa Italiana
,
Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival
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Northalsted Market Days
,
Retro on Roscoe
,
Veggie Fest
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World of Faeries Festival
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Augustfest
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Ginza Holiday
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Chicago Air & Water Show
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Wrigleyville Summerfest
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Riverfest Express
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Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival
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Gold Coast Art Fair
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Northside Summerfest
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Windy City Rodeo
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Chicago Carifete
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Ukrainian Festival
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Chicago Dancing Festival
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Bucktown Arts Fest
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Taste of Greece
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Italian Village Ferrari Festival
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Bash on Wabash
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Festival de la Villita
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German American Fest
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Windy City Wine Festival
,
Auburn-Gresham 79th Street Renaissance Festival
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Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
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Lincoln Park Art Faire
,
Renegade Craft Fair
,
Wells Street Fall Fest
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Graue Mill's Cornfest
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Lebowski Fest
,
Naperville Wine Festival
,
Guiness Oyster Festival
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Oktoberfest Chicago
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Chicago Gourmet
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Edgewater GRalley
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Eli's Cheesecake Festival
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Hyde Park Arts & Crafts
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Bleader
, Sep 23, 2009
This week's food and drink events
Food and drink events including the Pchum Ben festival, Chicago Gourmet, the Rib-a-Que Smoke-Out, and Delilah's Oktoberfest and Pumpkin Beer Festival.
by Julia Thiel
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Watt Khmer Metta
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Kampuchean Buddhism
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Illinois Restaurant Association
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Chicago Gourmet
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Alpana Singh
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Frontera Grill
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Rick Bayless
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Frontera Fiesta and Garden Tour
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Bill Shores
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Moonshine
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Rib-a-Que Smoke-out
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Vinosonic
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Delilah's
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Oktoberfest beer
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Fresh
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, Jul 9, 2009
Chicago Gourmet: now with more food!
"As God is our witness, let no one go away hungry again."
by Julia Thiel
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Sep 29, 2008
Chicago Gourmet: What the hell happened?
Going hungry at Chicago Gourmet.
by Julia Thiel
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Bleader
, Sep 24, 2008
Heads Up
This week's talks, tastings, and events.
by Julia Thiel
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Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse
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Mado
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Festiv-Ale: A Celebration of Beer
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Chicago Gourmet
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Rib-a-Que Smokeout
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Moonshine
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Murphyâs Bleachers
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Oktoberfest Pig Roast
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Chicagoâs Downtown Farmstand
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