On November 14th I attended my third CHILL food and wine festival at the Merchandise Mart. This is truly the type of tasting event that gets better and better each year! I’m not sure if it’s the fact that Chicago’s restaurant scene is burgeoning with new and tasty arrivals or chefs are just stepping up their game, but the offerings this year were outstanding! One of Chicago’s biggest and most popular culinary events in the city, CHILL featured over 150 world-renowned wines paired with gourmet food from over 40 distinguished chefs hosted in LuxeHome’s 30 kitchen and bath boutiques. If HGTV and Food Network were to have a baby this event would be the child! Again this year, CHILL benefited three Chicago area organizations: Respiratory Health Association, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras and The Lynn Sage Foundation. Over the past six years, CHILL has raised over $500,000 for charity.
This year the restaurants included:
¡AY CHIWOWA!
American Junkie
The Bedford
Bistronomic
Bistrot Zinc
Café des Architectes
The Capital Grille
Carnivale
Cayman Islands Dept. of Tourism
The Chopping Block
Coco Pazzo
Coq d’Or at The Drake Hotel
David Burke’s Primehouse
The Florentine
GE Monogram Design Center
Hubbard Inn
iNG Restaurant
Keefer’s
Kinzie Chophouse
Little Market Brasserie
Markethouse
Mercat a la Planxa
moto Restaurant
Nacional 27
Nellcôte
Nick’s Fishmarket
Nonna Santi’s Biscotti
Old Town Social
One North
Phil Stefani’s
Prosecco
RA Sushi
RL
Rockit Bar & Grill
Roka Akor
Rosebud Restaurants
Roy’s
The Signature Room
Sixteen
The Storefront Company
Sub-Zero Wolf Showroom
Sunda
Tocco
Two
Wildfire
Wood Restaurant
