Planning a Perfect Picnic
It’s national picnic month and we want to help you plan a perfect picnic, sharing the best picnic spots, food, and must-have picnic items.
Category: Events
Stein Hoisting Contests
To celebrate Oktoberfest in style, Bottleneck Management restaurants are holding Stein Hoisting Contests across the country. Winners at each location will compete at the Oktoberfest Regional Finals in their area. Winners of regional finals will compete in the national finals in Boston on October 27th, 2017. Male and female winners of the finals will attend the Sportsman of the […]
How We Hosted a ‘Backyard BBQ’ on a Patio in Downtown Chicago
We wanted to recreate a classic summertime backyard BBQ with friends in an outdoor space, plenty of food on the grill, and craft brews, from a patio in downtown Chicago, Howells & Hood’s East Patio.
Bahl Hornin’ with Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Last night, Howells & Hood hosted an open house event to welcome Anderson Valley Brewing Company to Chicago Craft Beer Week. Some fun facts that we learned:
The Great Sweetwater Chicken Cook Off
8 Chefs. 9 chicken dishes. 1 new menu place up for grabs. Sweetwater Tavern and Grille held a (kinda) secret Chicken Cook-Off between nine chefs, who were to pit their best chicken dishes against each other. I decided to document the occasion, and volunteer myself as a tasting judge in the process.
Beer Tapping in Oak Brook
Beer Tapping in Oak Brook. We discovered what goes into a beer tapping event with local craft brewery Big Shoulders at Old Town Pour House in Oak Brook.