Fire & Ice Dinner At South Water Kitchen 7.17

July 9, 2013Leave a comment

South Water Kitchen

South Water Kitchen invites you to a special Fire & Ice Dinner on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 7:00pm. Created by Chef Roger Waysok, each course will feature a spicy ingredient and a refreshingly chilled ingredient, paired together in an unexpected way. The five-course menu will consist of the following line-up:

1st Course : Watermelon Carpaccio with Habanera Vinaigrette
2nd Course: Bourbon Braised Pork Belly with Peach BBQ Glaze
3rd: Course: Ancho Seared Tuna with Pickled Jalapeño and Jicama Slaw
4th Course : Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Barley Risotto
5th Course : Ginger Flan with Honey Poached Pear

Part of the Chicago Gourmet Wine & Spirit Dinner Series 2013, the sumptuous Fire & Ice Dinner is $55 per person, which includes a wine pairing with each course. Open to the public, guests can RSVP by calling, 312-236-9300 or online, www.southwaterkitchen.com.

Please also see the full dinner and wine pairing menu here:http://dev.southwaterkitchen.com/files/pdf/media_50.pdf

Go fishing in the loop & fry it up for a free dinner at South Water Kitchen!

August 20, 2012Leave a comment

For one month only, you can now go fishing in the Loop – then, either release your fish into the Chicago River or fry it up for a free dinner at South Water Kitchen! From August 17 through September 25, South Water Kitchen has teamed up with the Chicago Cultural Center to encourage Chicagoans to explore “the art of fishing” through their newest exhibit, Jim Zimpel: Angle. A fish lover’s utopia, this interactive installation is flooded with handmade, artistically-crafted fishing rods and bait buckets, as well as a 500 gallon fish tank composed of 100 blue gills.

Every Sunday at 2pm, five museum-goers will be selected to go fishing in the tank, then given the opportunity to release his or her catch-of-the-day into the Chicago River or have it fried up at South Water Kitchen by Executive Chef, Roger Waysok, a fishing enthusiast. Waysok will also whip up a side dish of microgreens that are actually grown in the exhibit’s tank. **Patrons can vie for their chance to go urban fishing by either entering their name into the drawing at the exhibit or by emailing their contact information to jimzimpel@gmail.com with the following: ANGLE in the subject line, full name, telephone number and age. More information can be found at: http://www.jimzimpel.com.

The Jim Zimpel: Angle installation is part of a larger exhibit, Industry of the Ordinary: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, at the Chicago Cultural Center that invites guests to seek the art out of everyday experiences. Admission to the exhibit and dinner at South Water Kitchen is FREE of charge. For more information visit www.southwaterkitchen.com or http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/events/mose/jim_zimpel__angle.html.

5 Cocktails To Celebrate National Rum Day In The Windy City

August 16, 20121 Comment

Happy National Rum Day, Poor Girls!

National Rum Day is August 18th and to ring in this holiday, the following Chicago hot spots are serving up some delicious cocktails!

Rum Emanuel

“Rum Emanuel” at Encore Liquid Lounge: Appleton Estates VX Rum, Cointreau, ginger liquor, pineapple and orange juice on the rocks with a pineapple wedge

Point Taken

“Point Taken” at Sable Kitchen & Bar: Banks rum, fresh pineapple, falernum, lime, crushed ice, Punt e Mes and mint

Civil Disobedience

“Civil Disobedience” at South Water Kitchen: Plantation rum, Flor de Cana 4yr, pineapple gomme, chase elderflower, lemon juice, black tea and peychaud’s bitters

Transfinite Induction – Photo Credit: David C Sampson

“Transfinite Induction” at Sable Kitchen & Bar: Plantation Barbados Rum, Apry, lemon, Allspice Dram and Angostura bitters

“Chicago Fizz” at Atwood Café : Banks 5 Island rum, port, lemon, simple syrup, bitters and soda

Now stop reading and start celebrating!

Kimpton’s Chicago Restaurants Launch “Passport Dining Sweepstakes” Now- 9.3

July 2, 2012August 7, 2012Leave a comment

Sable Kitchen Bar

Kimpton’s five Chicago restaurants invite you on a culinary journey across the city with the introduction of the Kimpton Chicago Restaurant Passport. Dine at Sable Kitchen & Bar, South Water Kitchen, Encore Lunch Club & Liquid Lounge, Atwood Café and 312 Chicago to receive a stamp for each entrée purchased. Once guests fill their passport with one stamp from each restaurant, they are entered into a sweepstakes for amazing prizes like a five-course dinner at Atwood Cafe with an overnight stay at Kimpton’s historic Hotel Burnham or brunch for six prepared by Bravo Top Chef alum Chef Heather Terhune at Sable Kitchen & Bar.

Simply request a Passport upon the first visit to any Kimpton Chicago restaurant. At each subsequent restaurant visit, request a stamp for ordering one entrée. Once one stamp for each restaurant has been obtained, submit the completed Passport to a server, host or manager. Or go digital: simply post pictures of each entrée to the Foodspotting app for a digital stamp. Once one entrée from each restaurant has been “spotted,” the user will automatically be entered into the drawing.
Prize winners will be announced on September 4, 2012. Prizes include:
• Five-course dinner for two at Atwood Café and an overnight stay at Kimpton’s Hotel Burnham
• Four-course dinner for two prepared at 312 Chicago
• Dinner for two at Sable Kitchen & Bar and an overnight stay at Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar
• Dinner for two at South Water Kitchen
• Lunch for six at South Water Kitchen
• Lunch for six at Encore
• Brunch for six at Atwood Café
• Lunch for six at 312 Chicago
• Brunch for six at Sable Kitchen & Bar

Locations:

312 Chicago: 136 N. LaSalle Street, 312.696.2420

Encore Lunch Club & Liquid Lounge: 171 W Randolph Street, 312.338.3788

Atwood Café: 1 W. Washington Street, 312.368.1900

Sable Kitchen & Bar: 505 N. State Street, 312.755.9704

South Water Kitchen: 225 N. Wabash Avenue, 312.236.9300

South Water Kitchen Rings In The Kentucky Derby 5.5-5.6

May 3, 2012May 8, 2012Leave a comment

Where: South Water Kitchen
225 North Wabash Avenue
www.southwaterkitchen.com

South Water Kitchen is celebrating Kentucky Derby weekend in style this year by awarding guests who don a festive hat (no, baseball caps don’t count!) with a free Flatbread appetizer for their table, whipped up by Executive Chef Roger Waysok. Limit one per table. The restaurant will also keep the pony party going with $7 Signature Mint Juleps and additional Kentucky bourbon-based specialty cocktails at the bar. Both specials will be available all day Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6.

Located in the Loop on the south bank of the Chicago River, South Water Kitchen offers straight forward American favorites with a modern touch. More information is available at www.southwaterkitchen.com or by calling 312-236-9300. South Water Kitchen is located at 225 North Wabash Avenue.