Your Guide to Eating and Drinking This Labor Day Weekend:
Summer is coming to an end but there's still time left to enjoy the last few days. Labor Day weekend is almost upon us and with it, numerous parties and food and drink specials. Check out the map to find the best places to go for barbecues, crawfish boils, half-priced oysters and more. Then get out there and celebrate the American workforce.
Memphis Dinner Collab at Trenchermen; Seven Seas Oyster Feast & Contest; More:
WICKER PARK—Trenchermen will welcome three Memphis chefs on August 19 for Pat Sheerin's second Dinner Upriver series. Kelly English of Restaurant Iris, along with Michael Hudman and Andy Ticer of Hog + Hominy will help create a four-course menu with beverage pairings. Tickets are on sale now, with a portion of sales benefiting Growing Power. [EaterWire]
WEST TOWN—The second annual Seven Seas...
Chicago's Extreme Meat Dishes, Revealed:
In honor of Eater's Five Days of Meat, here is an overview of some of the most extreme meat dishes on Chicago restaurant's menus. Take a gander below and plan your extreme meat crawl today.
Where to Let the Good Times Roll This Mardi Gras:
Mardi Gras is fast approaching (this year falling on March 4) and Chicago's restaurants and bars are gearing up for Fat Tuesday celebrations. So before Lent hits (if that's your bag), check out these noteworthy spots to chow down on some Cajun/Southern Creole food and knock back a hurricane (or ten).