PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS 2019
Many more TBA!
Purple Ribbon Chef
At Purple Ribbon Chef they are dedicated to providing their guest with exceptional taste, and service the same way you would treat a guest in their home. They offer a wide range of services from family gatherings to full service event and corporate catering. Don’t miss them in our VIP area ONLY!
Passanante’s Home Food Service
Since 1916, Passanante's Home Food Service has provided families with a variety of healthy, safe and delicious foods. What started as a corner market and specialty butcher shop has blossomed into a state-of-the-art processing facility. With a century of experience, they have truly mastered the art of quality food delivery.
Chicago q
Chicago q is not your ordinary barbecue joint. Since opening in 2010, their Chefs have created a barbecue experience like none other by using the highest quality meats seasoned with house-made rubs while served in a Savannah-style dining room, imbued with Southern charm and comfort.
Bites Asian Kitchen + Bar
At Bites, they believe that food is more than merely a part of survival, it is their passion. It has the power to transcend languages, cultures and ethnic backgrounds. At Bites, they want to celebrate cultures from around the World. They’ve been inspired by Thailand, China, Japan, Korea and more. A new story always awaits you at Bites.
City Lights Brewing
With an incredible excitement, a humbling recognition of the historical significance of the West Side Water Works campus, an acute recognition of Milwaukee's legacy of brewing expertise and a proud sense of stewardship to respect the lore of yesterday and meet challenges of tomorrow, a craft brewery re-launched as "The City Lights Brewing Company."
A Southern Soul
Chef Donna will be bringing her Soul Food dishes all the way from Belden, Mississippi!
The Berghoff Restaurant
Adams Street is where the historic Berghoff Restaurant became an establishment, earned Chicago’s first ever liquor license, and served generations of families. To many, the building on Adams Street is more than just a location; it’s a “real-time, working memory factory.” As a tribute to the place that the Berghoff family has called home for over a century, the brewery is named Adams Street Brewery.
CheSa’s Gluten Free Food Truck
Chef CheSa is a self-taught Chef and the operator/owner of CheSa’s Gluten Free Food Truck with a goal to empower Foodies to eat healthy while dining out. All of the meals prepared by Chef CheSa's and her team are 100% gluten free, organic and NON-GMO. Chef CheSa is the only Woman-owned, minority-owned 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck in the state of Illinois and the only food truck in the mid-west that curates a healthy Gluten-Free Menu, food truck style!
Big Fork Brands
Big Fork Brands is a Chicago-based, family-owned company centered on innovating the swine; bacon sausage, craft pork jerky, and pork snack sticks. They work with small family farmers in Iowa who raise 100% Berkshire Hogs outdoors without the use of antibiotics. The best tasting pork and bacon on the planet is nitrate-free, uncured, and hardwood smoked. All of their products are smoked using a combination of hickory and applewood hardwoods. Founder Lance Avery is a culinary ninja wanting to blow up the otherwise stagnate pork industry.
Flo Cafe & Bar
Flo opened in 1999 and is located in the heart of West Town, neighboring hip and charming shops and bars. Serving authentic and traditional southwestern cuisine, Flo stands out in the culinary landscape of Chicago.
A Taste of the Philippines
A Taste of the Philippines is the first Filipino mobile restaurant in Colorado owned and operated by Philippine native Kathy Vega. Kathy's vision for the food cart was to introduce the Filipino culture through Filipino cuisine. A Taste of Philippines moved headquarters to Chicago, IL spring of 2018 and now serve at various farmers markets throughout Chicago
Half Day Brewing Company
Half Day Brewing has the perfect space just for you! Sit in their brewpub and enjoy a cold beer brewed just feet away! Watch your favorite game on one of their many flat screens. Sit at the bar, or any of the surrounding tables. When the weather permits, enjoy a nice breeze from their large open garage doors connecting to the patio.
Sholado
Sholado offers a tropical twist to shaved ice. While specializing in tropical shaved ice, made with fresh fruit, Sholado also offers exotic lemonades, crepes, smoothies, and juices. Take a 10 minute tropical vacation at Sholado!
The Guiltless Garden
The Guiltless Garden aims to redefine snacking by encouraging people to play hard and snack smart. They are inspired by the goodness that grows from the ground and promise the highest quality products from their garden to your hands. The Guiltless Garden offers tasty, healthy, sustainably-grown snacks you don’t have to feel “guilty” about.
Southern Recipe Small Batch Pork Rinds
Small batch, carefully crafted and expertly seasoned pork rinds bring your snacking experience into the 21st century with more than just exciting crunch ... it’s an exciting bold flavor. Don't you deserve a protein-packed snack worthy of your bold life?
Houndstooth Saloon
Look for 20 draft beers, a lineup of 40s, and an extensive canned beer selection, plus a cocktail list with Dixie-inspired drinks such as the Bushwacker (think ‘adult frosty) & Yellowhammer - shout out to all of the Bama grads and this fruit juice based vodka and rum drink. And don’t forget their wine list that rivals any restaurant in Wrigleyville.
IntoxiCakes
IntoxiCakes specializes in cupcakes inspired by popular cocktails. Their cupcakes are infused with actual spirits to promote pronounced distinct flavors. Their premium cupcakes are made to order, baked from scratch and crafted with quality spirits to create an unparalleled sophisticated dessert experience.
Northern Fork
At Northern Fork Catering & Events their philosophy on catering is simple: delivering the best made from scratch seasonal menus and exceptional service. Serving Chicago and the surrounding areas since 2003, they have helped thousands of professionals, like you, to plan and execute events of every type.
Phillipe C'est Bon
Finalist on Masterchef Season 5, a contestant on Food Network's Cooks vs. Cons Season 2, appeared on LIVE with Kelly & Ryan, Windy City Live, USA Today, WGN, a finalist for World Food Championships 2017, HMS Host 2017 finalist and has worked with Fabio Viviani and Graham Elliot. Has also cooked for Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian and Lorena Garcia.
Philly Pretzel Factory
Being “Better” sounds easier than it is. It takes dedication. Risk-taking. A refusal to compromise your principles. And yeah, sometimes that means keeping things simple. From their shape to their recipe, wholesome is how they do things better, every time. It’s not just about what goes into their pretzels. It’s about how you feel when you eat one…or four!
Chicago Gourmet Wholesale Bakery
Bacon donuts anyone?! Do not miss your chance for the best. combo. yet!