June 16--Get your appetites in gear: More than two dozen Chicago chefs, including Jimmy Bannos Jr., Jessica Oloroso, Jared Wentworth, Christine Cikowski and Joshua Kulp, have been added to the culinary lineup at the first annual Chicago Food + Wine Festival on Aug. 29 and 30 in Lincoln Park.
The newest additions to the schedule will be cooking and handing out bites as part of the Grand Tasting + Chef Showcase, where festivalgoers can pair samples with a selection of wines and spirits on offer.
Slated for Aug. 29: Jimmy Bannos Jr. (The Purple Pig); Cameron Grant (Osteria Langhe); Paula Haney (Hoosier Mama Pie Company); John Hogan (River Roast); Sandra Holl (Floriole Caf頠Bakery); Michael Kornick (DMK); John Manion (La Sirena Clandestina); Charlie McKenna (Lillie's Q); Jessica Oloroso (Black Dog Gelato); Chris Pandel (Armour Swift); Doug Psaltis (RPM Italian); Jared Van Camp (Nellc"te); John Vermiglio (A10 Hyde Park); Paul Virant (Vie); Zachery Walrath (The Florentine); and Takashi Yagihashi (Slurping Turtle).
On Aug. 30: Christine Cikowski Joshua Kulp (Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Sunday Dinner Club); Christopher Donovan (House of Glunz, Glunz Tavern); Joseph Farina (Joe Fish); Jo-Marie Frigo (Nonna Santi's Biscotti); Sarah Grueneberg (Monteverde); Jason Hammel (Lula Cafe); Brian Huston (Boltwood); Tony Mantuano (Spiaggia); Joel Nickson (Wishbone); Dan Pancake and Beth Partridge (Autre Monde Caf驻 Mathew Rice (Girl the Goat); Giuseppe Tentori (GT Fish Oyster); Stephen Wambach (Allium); Jared Wentworth (Longman Eagle, Dusek's Board Beer, The Promontory); Tom Van Lente and Dennis Bernard (Big Star, Dove's Luncheonette); and Erick Williams (County Barbeque and MK).
Out of breath yet? This lineup joins the dozen-plus already-announced chefs (including Jonathan Waxman, Ludo Lefebvre, Tim Love, Rick Bayless, Stephanie Izard and Graham Elliot) presenting food demonstrations (but no sampling) at the festival, which is spearheaded by Food Wine magazine and C3 Presents.
Food fanatics can also gear up for Tasting Sessions, a series of small, interactive panels and tastings with details to be announced later this summer. The festival also features a Feast Under the Stars (Aug. 28 in Lincoln Park), a Toast and Taste (Aug. 29 in Grant Park) and an evening event, Last Call (Aug. 29), with a location yet to be announced.
Single-day tickets are $175; package options and individual-event tickets are available. All attendees must be 21 or older. For details, visit www.chicagofoodandwinefestival.com.
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