CHICAGO GOURMET 2017

September 30, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

My favorite food event, Chicago Gourmet, was held in Millennium Park last weekend and it was the 10yr Anniversary! HUGE congrats to the IMR and Bon Appetit magazine teams for putting on an amazing event in this gorgeous city. This year, I went on both Saturday and Sunday – it was aggressive, and I’m not […]

CHICAGO GOURMET 2016

October 2, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

As I sip my vanilla latte on this gloomy, rainy Sunday afternoon, I think back to a hot and sunny day, filled with delicious wine and food. Am I dreaming? No. I’m just reminiscing about this year’s CHICAGO GOURMET. It’s easily my favorite event of the year for several reasons: it’s held in the gorgeous […]

PUNCH KINGS & HERITAGE BBQ

September 30, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

It was a weekend filled with pork! As part of this awesome food weekend, Chicago Gourmet teamed up with Cochon555 to embrase the tiki trend that’s everywhere these days. Together, they hosted ‘PUNCH KINGS’ on Saturday evening, on the Harris Theater rooftop. It was a perfect late-summer/early-fall evening, and everyone was high spirits, excited for […]

CHICAGO GOURMET 2015

September 29, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

As I mentioned in my very first post on CRAVING CHICAGO, there are two annual Chicago food events that you can’t miss – Cochon555 and Chicago Gourmet. Well, this past weekend, CHICAGO GOURMET set up shop in the gorgeous Millennium Park. It was, yet again, perfect weather for the event – how does that happen every […]