Oct. 06--Top chefs serve their best dishes to raise money for food education at CPS, Soldier Field hosts a bacon and beer festival, and Taco in a Bag dishes out free food -- it's all happening the weekend of Oct. 9-11, 2015:
DO MORE!
Two big events give you the chance to eat all weekend. First, the third annual Feed Your Mind benefit for Pilot Light, a program that pairs chefs with CPS teachers to create lessons on food basics and healthy eating, features tastings from 25 restaurants including Boka, Yusho, Nico Osteria, Lillie's Q and Honey Butter Fried Chicken. Hit the after-party, hosted by Pilot Light's Young Professionals Board, for cocktails from Sportsman's Club and more. $125; after-party $75. Friday, Oct. 9. 7 p.m. party, 10 p.m. after-party, both at Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N. Morgan St., www.pilotlightchefs.org
The next day, visit Soldier Field for the Bacon and Beer Classic, where you'll sample brews from the likes of Citizen Cider, Green Flash and Half Acre alongside more than 40 bacon-centric dishes from Epic, Hutch American Bistro, Crazy Bird Chicken, Firecakes Donuts and others. $59. Saturday, Oct. 10. 1-4 p.m. or 7-10 p.m. at 1410 Museum Campus Drive, www.baconandbeerclassic.com.
SPEND LESS!
All-you-can-eat tacos? It's a dream come true. Taco in a Bag -- yes, it's exactly what it sounds like -- has a killer late-night deal lined up every Saturday this month: free full-size orders of its most popular menu items, starting Oct. 10 with The Big Jim Reeves, a mix of tortilla chips, chorizo-chipotle gravy, pepper jack cheese and tomatillo sour cream crunched into a bag and eaten with a fork. Two tacos per person per order is the rule, but get back in line as many times as you like -- just keep in mind that these tacos are about a pound of food each. Saturdays through Oct. 31. Midnight to 1:30 a.m. at 4603 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-250-2437, www.tacoinabag.com
