City Guides: For the past three years, Chicago Gourmet has been showcasing the best and brightest culinary and wine masters that the Windy City has to offer. This year, the special event is adding some new features and keeping old favorites.
Returning to the event will be Chicago's most innovative chefs, who will be available to demonstrate and interact with guests. The event will also showcase celebrity chefs, as well as on-stage cooking demonstrations. Presenters at this year's event include:
Ted Allen, Food and Wine Ambassador for Robert Mondavi
Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, XOCO
Graham Elliot Bowles, graham elliot
Mark Grosz, Oceanique Restaurant
Kevin Hickey, Seasons, Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, Jacques Torres Chocolate, Rick Tramonto, Tramonto's Steak & Seafood, RT Sushi Bar & Lounge
During the two-day event, event go-ers can also enjoy seminars on new gourmet food trends as well as wine, beer, spirits and other topics. Each seminar will offer the chance for everyone from gourmands to gourmets to experience great food and wine up close and personal. Seminars will also showcase master sommeliers, mixologists, winemakers, master brewers and master distillers throughout Chicago Gourmet, giving gourmet partakers the opportunity to taste some of the best spirits in the city.
In addition, for an added fee, oenophiles can enjoy the luxurious Grand Cru Tastings at Chicago Gourmet, an opportunity to taste some of the finest wines in the world, as selected by the master sommeliers.
The Chicago Gourmet 2010 event will be held in Millennium Park on Saturday, September 25 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, September 26 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
