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Love You to Pizzas
Tue., Feb. 9, 6-9 p.m.Food Events
Marie's Pizza and Liquors hosts a tasting of 30 wines that also includes a dinner and dessert buffet. Wine reps will be on hand to answer questions and discounts will be offered on bottles of wine. $30, $25 in advance
773-725-1812Opera with a Twist
Tue., Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m.Drink Events
Support COT’s Education Outreach AND enjoy a night of mingling with a three hour open bar featuring COT’s delicious signature drink the "Operatini" and appetizers at Lincoln Park’s Faith & Whiskey. The evening will include a short performance by two members of COT’s Young Arists Program. Win great prizes including a pair of Opera Underground Subscriptions to the 2010 Spring Festival Season!
Tickets are $30 per person in advance and $40 at the door (includes a THREE HOUR open bar, appetizers and performance).
Tickets: 312.704.8414 or http://tickets.chicagooperatheater.org/tickets/calendar/view.aspx?id=2567
Opera Underground is Chicago Opera Theater's young professionals club that combines our two favorite things – socializing and opera! New to opera? COT makes opera contemporary and different – and Opera with a Twist is a great way to get you started.
Chicago Opera Theater’s Opera Underground is open to any young professional aged 21 to 45.
Opera with a Twist
Tue., Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m.Drink Events
Support COT’s Education Outreach AND enjoy a night of mingling with a three hour open bar featuring COT’s delicious signature drink the “Operatini” and appetizers at Lincoln Park’s Faith & Whiskey. The evening will include a short performance by two members of COT’s Young Artists Program. Win great prizes including a pair of Opera Underground Subscriptions to the 2010 Spring Festival Season!
Tickets are $30 per person in advance and $40 at the door (includes a THREE HOUR open bar, appetizers and performance).
Tickets: 312.704.8414 or http://tickets.chicagooperatheater.org/tickets/calendar/view.aspx?id=2567
Opera Underground is Chicago Opera Theater’s young professionals club that combines our two favorite things – socializing and opera! New to opera? COT makes opera contemporary and different – and Opera with a Twist is a great way to get you started.
Chicago Opera Theater’s Opera Underground is open to any young professional aged 21 to 45.
SALUTE WINE BAR & CAFÉ AND VOSGES HAUT-CHOCOLAT TEAM UP FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF CASA DI VINO – “THE 8 DEADLY SINS”
Tue., Feb. 9, 7 p.m.Drink Events
Salute Wine Bar & Café (46 E. Superior St.) and Chicago-based Vosges Haut-Chocolat (vosgeschocolate.com) have joined forces to present The 8 Deadly Sins for the monthly wine tasting installment of Casa di Vino. On Tuesday, February 9, from 7 to 10 p.m., guests can indulge in a seduction of chocolate and wine for $29 – perfect for the month of love. Hosted by Salute’s Sommelier Loren Hall and Vosges’ Head Chocolatier Katie Ozinga, the informal tasting will feature two options: Chocolates will be presented on four different Moroccan platters next to the paired wine on the bar. Guests will have the option to speak with the Sommelier and Chocolatier. Guests will receive a gift bag filled with gift certificates from Salute and Vosges. Reservations recommended.
Network and Relax at Crescendo
Wed., Feb. 10, 6 p.m.Drink Events
February 10th Chicago After Work will host Chicago's largest and most diverse networking event at Crescendo. This event is the pefect place to build your network, market your business, create new business opportunities, and mingle with Chicago's top professionals. Absolut Vodka will provide complimentary drinks from 6-7pm. We will have some great giveaways from I Wish Lessons, Comedy Sportz, and Bull & Bear.
Admission:
•$10 In Advance
•$15 At The Door
Wildfire's Sustainable Seafood Wine Dinner
Wed., Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m.Food Events
Join us at Wildfire for a four course seafood dinner prepared by Executive Chefs Moreno Espinoza and Luis Trujillo using only sustainable seafood. Shedd Aquarium's Sustainable Seafood Educator, Kim Stakal, will be on hand to offer her insights to the Shedd Aquarium's efforts to promote environmentally friendly fish farming or catching. 6:30 p.m. reception 7:00 p.m. dinner Four course dinner and wine pairing $55 per person plus tax and gratuity For reservations contact Brad Wermager at (773) 398-6960 wildfirerestaurant.com
Marriott Mixology Class
Thu., Feb. 11, 4-7 p.m.Food Events
At this class, participants rotate through three cocktail-making stations, each with a food pairing: Death's Door Vesper with crab cakes, North Shore Bee's Knees with bacon-wrapped chestnuts, and Templeton Manhattan with Monte Cristo sandwiches. $10
Mutts & Mariachi's
Thu., Feb. 11, 7 p.m.Drink Events
Mutts & Mariachis
@ Angels & Mariachis bar/restaurant, 1721 West Division st.
Thursday February 11th
7pm-10pm
$15/person or $20/couple (bring a friend!)
Open bar and food buffet from 7pm-8pm (come early!)
100% of proceeds will go to One Tail at a Time dogs in need
Event is All Ages
Leashed, social, vaccinated dogs are welcome!
50/50 raffle and giveaways for your pooch
Please forward the attached flyer to anyone that might be interested in attending!
Hope to see all of you and your dogs there!
Ropa Restaurant Valentine's Day Special
Fri., Feb. 12, 5 p.m.Food Events
RoPa Restaurant & Wine Bar will be hosting a Valentine's Day dinner special.
Four Course Menu $28.95 per person
Martini Special- Valentini(champagne, passion fruit, peach) $7.95
For Reservations please call 773-508-0002
Chocolate Date Night for Couples
Fri., Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m.Food Events
Chicago-area couples to share their love of chocolate and wine at special Valentine’s Day ‘Date Night’ class at Barry Callebaut’s Chocolate Academy
While some Chicagoland residents will likely pick up a heart-shaped box of chocolates for their loved one this Valentine’s Day, several creative couples will be heading to Barry Callebaut’s Chocolate Academy for some hands-on training in the art of chocolate gift giving.
Barry Callebaut – the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products – is hosting a special “Chocolate Date Night for Couples,” during which they’ll learn how to make their own homemade chocolate truffles and participate in a special chocolate and wine tasting.
The class will be taught by French pastry chef and Chocolate Academy head technical advisor Jérôme Landrieu, who will share his love of chocolate and the secrets for making decadent artisanal truffles.
"Bad Romance" Pre-Valentines Day Fashion Show
Fri., Feb. 12, 10 p.m.Drink Events
Chicago’s favorite nightspot, Lumen, is throwing a cutting-edge “Bad Romance� Fashion Show worthy of the gagalicious diva herself. On Friday, February 12th partygoers are invited to indulge in a pre-Valentines Day fashion show inspired by the many looks of Lady Gaga and he new hit single, “Bad Romance.� Avant-garde fashion styling by Rosina-Mae Couture accented by latex body paint, extreme hair-do’s and over-the-top makeup trends by Glam Live and Mario Ink will transfix Lumen’s always-vibrant crowd.
Being a Chef: Mardi Gras celebration Avec Madelaine Bullwinkel
Sat., Feb. 13, 10 a.m.Food Events
$75 for members, $85 for non-members We prepare for this mid-winter holiday with a brunch menu that combines New Orleans Creole, Cajun and Caribbean traditions; Eggs Nouvelle Orleans; Couscous Shrimp Jambalaya; Jicama and Orange Salad; Bananas Foster; Cafe Brulot. Come ready to tie on an apron and "laissez le bon temps rouler" in the kitchen. For reservation information call: 312 337 1070
Pastry Market
Sat., Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Food Events
Vendors including Floriole Bakery, Katherine Anne Confections, Macaron Chicago, Nice Cream, Rare Bird Preserves, Rich Chocolates & Candies, and Tinycakes will sell pastries, cookies, cakes, candies, ice cream, and more and this one-day market.
Vintage Strong Beer Fest
Sat., Feb. 13, 12-5 p.m.Drink Events
This 12th annual beer festival features more than 100 beers, mostly strong ales, from about 50 breweries. Among the offerings are Two Brothers Bare Tree Weiss Wine, Orkney SkullSplitter, Dogfish Head Immort Ale, ten vintages of Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot Barleywine, and a 2004 vintage of J.W. Lees Harvest Ale aged in barrels previously used for Lagavulin scotch. Admission price includes 20 samples (one and a half ounces each). $20
$5 Heartbreaker shots
Fri., Feb. 12, 4 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 13, 11 a.m.Drink Events
Trying to erase the memory of Mr. or Ms. Wrong? Rockwood helps ease the pain with $5 Heartbreaker shots (a potent pink lemonade vodka concoction) on Valentine's weekend.
