Category: Recipes

Thirsty Girl Live Coming To Chicago 4.19-4.21

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That’s right, Thirsty Girl LIVE! Event Tour is heading to the windy city for Shecky’s Girls Night Out April 19th and 20th and then hosting a blind wine tasting at Binny’s South Loop in Chicago on April 21st.

We’ll be serving Chocolate Shop, House Red, Emma Pearl Chardonnay, Santa Barbara Collection Chardonnay, Be Chardonnay, Pink Moscato, Black Box Merlot, Black Box Cabernet, Chateau Ste. Michelle 2011 Harvest Select Sweet Riesling, Columbia Valley, Villa Maria Estate 2011 Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough and HandCraft Pinot Noir. Yum!

Then on April 21st from 1-4pm Thirsty Girl, will be at Binny’s! Head Thirsty Girl Leslie Sbrocco and the rest of the Thirsty Girl team will be pouring sponsor wines: Santa Barbara, Emma Pearl, Be. Chardonnay and Pink Moscato. Stop by to meet Leslie, sample a delicious glass of wine and join one Thirsty Girl.

Shecky’s Girls Night Out in Chicago
Thursday – Friday April 19th – 20th
5:00pm – 10:00pm

Location: The Great Hall at Chicago Union Station, 210 S. Canal Street (entrance on Jackson Blvd.) Chicago, IL 60606

MORE INFORMATION: www.poorgirlsguidechicago.com/sheckys / www.sheckys.com/events/7684/girls-night-out-chicago-spring-2012

Purchase tickets here: http://store.sheckys.com/shop/index.php/tickets/events/girls-night-out-chicago-spring-2012-group.html

We’ll do $5 off Goodie Bag tickets for Thirsty Girl’s: Discount code: THIRSTY
http://store.sheckys.com/shop/index.php/tickets/events/girls-night-out-chicago-spring-2012-group.html

“Head Thirsty Girl” Leslie Sbrocco

FREE Wine Tasting:

April 21st from 1-4pm Thirsty Girl, will be at Binny’s! Head Thirsty Girl Leslie Sbrocco and the rest of the Thirsty Girl team will be pouring sponsor wines: Santa Barbara, Emma Pearl, Be. Chardonnay and Pink Moscato. Stop by to meet Leslie, sample a delicious glass of wine and join one Thirsty Girl.

April 21st 1-4pm
Binny’s South Loop
1132 S. Jefferson
Chicago, IL 60607

About Thirsty Girl….

Thirsty Girl was founded by nationally known wine author, award-winning TV host and self-proclaimed “Head Thirsty Girl” Leslie Sbrocco. As a celebrated wine expert, Leslie has spent the last decade getting paid to travel, drink and eat her way around the world. (Can you say “dream job?”) She’s also a frequent guest on the Today Show as one of their regular wine correspondents.

On her journey she discovered there are tons of “Thirsty Girls” around the world, so why not bring them together to talk about what their passion in life is,– be it their family, career, charity work or simply finding the perfect Chardonnay…and make some new friends along the way.   So she and her long time business partner Gail Spangler started, “Thirsty Girl.”

Free Rooftop Opening Party At III Forks…Tailgate Baseball Season Openers 4.5-4.6

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Two Day “Tailgate” Coincides with Baseball Season Openers

Sample food, discounted cocktails, rooftop viewing of your favorite team & try new cocktails provided by Absolut!

When: Thursday, April 5 (Cubs Opening Day) / Friday, April 6 (Sox Opening Day)

Time: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Free to Attend!

Take me out to the… rooftop! III Forks is pleased to welcome party guests for a two day “tailgate” on their gorgeous rooftop. The rooftop opening celebration coincides with the opening days of both the Chicago Cubs (Thursday, April 5) and the Chicago White Sox (Friday, April 6). The outdoor lounge offers cabana-style seating complete with built-in heaters, lengthy knotty pine and granite bar, stone fireplaces and serene, city and park views.

On both days, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., III Forks will provide complimentary fare by Executive Chef Clark Grant. “Slide” on in to his Perkins Farm BBQ pulled pork sliders, kobe sliders, Italian beef sandwiches, house made giardiniere and coleslaw. Absolut summer cocktails will be $5 and a few brews will be featured for half-price (Heineken $3.25, Miller Lite $2.75, Coors Light $2.75).

The rooftop will have Cubs/Sox decor and the Chicago games will be shown on their five outdoor screens. Baseball attire will be worn by the Absolut representatives sampling new cocktails. A raffle will be held for two seats to a future Sox and Cubs game. The rooftop lounge menu will be offered from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Park Grill’s Easter Brunch in Picturesque Millennium Park 4.8

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Where: Park Grill
11 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312.521.7275
www.parkgrillchicago.com

When:
Sunday, April 8
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Celebrate Easter and the spring season with family and friends in picturesque Millennium Park. Park Grill, located in the plaza just beneath the “bean,” will hold a holiday brunch on Sunday, April 8. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the restaurant will offer a special menu that may be enjoyed indoors, or outside on the patio. Soak in the sights of the city while enjoying seasonal breakfast and lunch dishes that incorporate local ingredients (Green City Omelet, Green Eggs & Lamb; Peanut Butter & Jelly Pancakes, Farmer’s Market Quiche; Kobe Slam).

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Panera’s Easter Cookie Fundraiser

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From March 26th – April 8th participating Panera Bread bakery-cafes will donate 10 cents to Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois for every Easter Egg cookie sold for $2.25 a piece. These Easter Egg shaped sugar cookies make a great spring gift or Easter basket treat—and it’s for a great cause!  Kick off the spring season this year with the cookie that “dough-nates”!

 

Panera Bread has adopted 20 wish children for 2012 and is looking to raise $100,000 to grant all 20 wishes. In 2011, Panera Bread raised $166,321 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois, enough for 33 wishes which exceeded our goal of granting 20 wishes.

DIY: Hunger Games Feast! Recipes from Panem

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Inspired by The Hunger Games, these recipes are sure to resonate long past the evening’s cannon fire.

Goat Cheese
Prim, Katniss’ little sister, helped the family survive thanks to the milk from her pet goat. The morning of reaping day, Katniss wakes to find goat cheese wrapped in fresh basil leaves. Bring this delicious appetizer (or breakfast treat!) to your table in one-bite form. We bet the mint leaves in this appetizer would remind Katniss of evenings at home.

Herbed Goat Cheese Bites Recipe

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf thyme leaves
1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon leaves
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves
1 (8-oz.) goat cheese log
1 (8-oz.) French bread baguette, cut into
1/4-inch-thick slices
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves

Combine and finely chop first 4 ingredients. Roll cheese log evenly in herb mixture; wrap in plastic wrap. Chill at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 350°. Drizzle baguette slices with olive oil. Gently press slices into 24 muffin cups in muffin pans.

Bake at 350° for 7 to 9 minutes or until crisp and lightly browned. Remove from oven; let cool in pans 5 minutes. Spread goat cheese into baguette cups; top with sun-dried tomatoes and basil leaves.

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