Bunny Toy Drive at Vanille Patisserie 4.12

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Easter Toy Drive

Saturday, April 12
1-6 p.m.

Vanille Patisserie, located at 2108 N. Clark Street, will hold a “Bunny Toy Drive” for charity on Saturday, April 12. From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., guests are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped stuffed animal or toy for children of all ages, from babies to teens. All donations will benefit Rosie’s Toy Box, an affiliated organization of Lurie Children’s Hospital. The Easter Bunny will meet and mingle from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Those who donate a new toy will receive either a 15% discount on any purchase at Vanille (including Easter pre-orders) or two complimentary macarons. The “Wish List” for Rosie’s Toy Box toy drive is outlined below.
Wish List for Rosie’s Toy Box

All items must be new due to infectious disease control standards for the safety and well being of all hospitalized children
Items for Kids

New stuffed animals for Easter (tags must be on it)
Glitter Glue Sticks
Play-Doh Brand play dough and Play-Doh kits
Books for all ages about arts & crafts–fun things to make and do
Duct tape (fun colors or patterns) for making crafts/sculptures
Arts & crafts kits (smaller–for individuals)
Mega-blocks for creative building
Crayola crayons (8-12 pack boxes)
Small craft kits for individuals to do
Craft items (must be a new, un-opened package): googly eyes, feathers, buttons, pom-poms
Lego kits for all ages–for creative building and using imagination
Holiday coloring books
Bead sets (younger and older)

Items for Teens

Lego sets for up to 16 years
Journals for creative writing
Crafts sets for ages 15-21
Sketch books with drawing pencils
Photography magazines
Disposable cameras
i-Tunes gift cards
Popular magazines: Seventeen, Self, Sports Illustrated, People

2 Gallon Zip Lock bags to make bedside kits
Vanille Patisserie
2108 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
773.868.4574
VanillePatisserie.com

Smoked Easter Hams At Smoke Daddy

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The Smoke Daddy Smoked Easter Hams

The Smoke Daddy
1804 W. Division
http://www.thesmokedaddy.com

Smoked Easter Hams to Go at The Smoke Daddy, Week of April 14: Following the overwhelming success of the Smoked Christmas Hams to Go promotion, Smoke Daddy, true to form, will be offering slow smoked Easter Hams to Go – perfect for holiday entertaining. Available for carry-out, the 8 lb, partial bone-in smoked hams are glazed with Smoke Daddy Mojo Rub and serve 10 to 16 people. Each ham is $49 and will be available for pickup the week of April 14. Orders must be placed in advance by calling 773.772.6656.

Easter Brunch And More At Division Ale House

March 27, 2014April 15, 2014Leave a comment

Division Ale House

Easter Brunch, Greenbush Brewing Company Release Party and April Specials at the Division Ale House

Egg hunt, free live music, team trivia, Hawks and Bulls post-season playoff specials, and more

EASTER BRUNCH

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Delightful Pastries Chicago-Easter Specials

March 27, 2014March 26, 2014Leave a comment

Delightful Pastries

Delightful Pastries locations:

Old Town at 1710 N. Wells St., (312) 255-0724
Jefferson Park at 5927 W. Lawrence, (773) 545-7215
Chicago French Market at 131 N. Clinton, (312) 234-9644

www.delightfulpastries.com

Delightful Pastries Sweet and Savory for Your Easter Table

Whether sweet or savory, Delightful Pastries has delicious treats in store for Spring and the Easter holiday season.

While you may think of Delightful Pastries for its sweet offerings, don’t forget that they offer a complete selection of savories and homemade breads. Create a memorable Easter brunch by starting off with Delightful Pastries’ delicious Lamb & Spinach Pie with organic lamb, spinach and a cheese béchamel sauce, serving 12-14 people. Their Veggie Quiche with French pastry filled with leeks, spinach, m ushroom, onion and Swiss cheese is another great choice for your brunch menu.

Chef Dobra Bielinski suggests adding a White Borsht Soup and a Fresh Sausage and Polish salad with organic arugula, roasted butternut squash, roasted local beets from Genesis Growers, oranges, spiced walnuts with house made mustard vinaigrette to your menu. Accompany the meal with a variety of breads such as Seeded Sourdough-a healthy delicious eggless bread with no dairy, sugar or yeast. It’s a great vegan selection. In fact, Delightful Pastries offers a number of vegan offerings including their special Pecan Cranberry Sourdough, a whole wheat bread studded with dried cranberries and pecans and Holiday Bread with pecans, dried cherries, raisin, dried cranberries, candied orange peel and currants.

Delightful Pastries

On the sweet side, Delightful Pastries specials include Pound Cake finished with buttercream or powdered sugar, and an array of beautifully decorated and tasty sugar cookies in adorable shapes including bunny rabbits, carrots, flowers, and butterflies topped with icing and spring decorations. Delightful Pastries’ Mocha Chocolate Bundt Cake, Rum & Raisin Babka and Chocolate Babka also make a perfect hostess gift or serving centerpiece for your own holiday table.

Easter specials are available at all three Delightful Pastries locations: Old Town at 1710 N. Wells St., (312) 255-0724; Jefferson Park at 5927 W. Lawrence, (773) 545-7215, and Chicago French Market at 131 N. Clinton, (312) 234-9644. Visit http://www.delightfulpastries.com for more information.

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Easter Brunch at Park Grill 4.20

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photo – Park Grill

Park Grill at Millennium Park
11 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 521-7275
ParkGrillChicago.com

Enjoy a Holiday Meal and Live Music in Millennium Park

Sunday, April 20
10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Celebrate the Easter holiday and the arrival of spring under “The Bean” at Park Grill. On Sunday, April 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the restaurant will showcase a special a la carte menu, spring-inspired cocktails, and live music by Jugo De Mango.   The Easter brunch specials, outlined below, will be offered in addition to the regular menu. For reservations, please call 312.521.7275 or visit ParkGrillChicago.com.

Easter Sunday Brunch Menu

Omelette Station
made-to-order omelettes $12

Cinnamon-Orange Pancakes
apricot marmalata, maple syrup $12

Steak and Eggs
eggs any style, flat iron steak, bacon potato hash $15

Chorizo Hash and Eggs Herkimer
cheddar, peppers, sour cream, Sriracha ketchup $13

Chocolate Chip-Almond Waffles
caramel syrup, citrus whipped cream $11

Pork Belly Eggs Benedict
beet hollandaise, green salad $11

Vanilla Custard French Toast
strawberry gastrique, cinnamon whipped cream $12

Brunch Cocktails

Melon Patch
42 Below Vodka, Cointreau, melon liqueur, club soda, orange slice $10

Classic Bellini
Avissi Prosecco, peach purée $9

Cucumber Bloody Mary
Effen Cucumber Vodka, house bloody Mary mix, all of the fixin’s, Old-School Schlitz beer chaser $11