First Bites Bash 2019

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 TC 1556 Views 0 Comments

Join the Field Museum for savory and sweet food tastings from more than 70 of Chicago’s most celebrated chefs and restaurants. Toast to the city’s culinary scene with our beer, wine, and spirit sponsors. First Bites Bash is the official kick-off event for the 12th annual Chicago Restaurant Week, produced by Choose Chicago.

Joe Flamm, Executive Chef of Chicago’s Michelin-starred Spiaggia and Café Spiaggia and winner of Bravo’s Top Chef Season 15, will serve as Host Chef of this year’s event.

Jarmel Doss, assistant bar director of The Aviary and winner of the first Chicago STARS Mixology competition, will be joining as Host Mixologist.

This year’s event will benefit Pilot Light, a local non-profit that helps kids make healthier choices through food education.

Participating Restaurants:

Artango Bar & Steakhouse
atwood
Aurelios Pizza
Baptiste & Bottle
Bar Siena
Bar Takito
Barrio
Bistronomic
Blue Door Farm Stand
Blue Door Kitchen & Garden
Cafe Spiaggia
Carnivale
Casati’s Pizza Vino
Chicago Chop House
Chicago q
Cindy’s
clubhouse
CURRENT
Demera Ethiopian Restaurant
Eddie V’s
EDEN
Eli’s Cheesecake
ETA Restaurant + Bar
Farmhouse Chicago
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Freds at Barneys New York Chicago
Fulton Market Kitchen
Geja’s Cafe
Gene & Georgetti
HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
Half Sour
Homestead on the Roof
Izakaya Mita
Katana
Kinzie Chophouse
Kitty O’Sheas
Lost Lake
Marchesa
Margeaux Brasserie
Mercadito Chicago
Odyssey Cruises
Orso’s
Petterino’s
Piccolo Sogno
Pink Taco
Portsmith
River Roast
Roka Akor Chicago
Sapori Antichi bar italiano
Seasons 52
Shallots Bistro
State & Lake Chicago Tavern
Steadfast
Sunda New Asian
TAO
Tapas Valencia
Taureaux Tavern
Terzo Piano
Texas de Brazil
The Berghoff Restaurant
The Chicago Teachers’ Lounge & Eatery
The Hampton Social
The Kennison
The Madison Bar & Kitchen
The Promontory
The Signature Room at the 95th
Upstairs at The Gwen
Wells Street Market
Wicker Park
Wildfire
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