18th Annual Green City Market Chef BBQ: Brings 100+ Chicago Restaurants with Chefs & Mixologists to Lincoln Park

One of Chicago's greatest events is almost upon us- the Green City Market Chef BBQ will bring in over 100 of Chicago's best restaurants, showing off their Top Chefs and Mixologists to provide tastes of local, sustainable heirloom produce and heritage meats from Green City Market Farmers. This will take place tomorrow, July 19, from 5:30-8PM at the usual spot, south end of Lincoln Park (1817 N Clark St). Tickets for this event can be purchased for $125 each here. 

Some of the featured restaurants include Bad Hunter, bellyQ, Frontera Grill, Longman & Eagle, Parachute, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Big Jones, The Publican, while some of the beverage purveyors involved include Begyle Brewing, Half Acre, Koval, Revolution, Sparrow Coffee.

Proceeds from this event supports the Green City Market's year round market and community programs. 

WCWG interviewed on Green City Market Localvore Challenge

The Windy City Wine Guy was interviewed by Carolyn Tang of the Green City Market Localvore Challenge.  This is part of a push for people to consume local food and drink and reduce the gas emissions caused by imported product.  My interview covers local wineries and organically and biodynamically produced wines.  Unfortunately there is only one Biodynamic certified local winery, Famous Fossil of Cedarville, IL.  But this does not mean that many others are not practicing organic or biodynamic methods!