1 Mooncakes! (Peninsula Hotel, Shanghai Terrace) Peninsula’s lighter, egg-custard filled mooncakes were designed at the hotel’s Hong Kong location thirty years ago. Happy Moon Festival! ($40/4 piece box) Through September 15
2 Taste of Polonia (Copernicus Center, 5216 West Lawrence) Kielbasa, pierogis, potato pancakes, drinks, thirty live bands and traditional folk dancing. The biggest Polish festival in the United States. ($5) September 2-5
3 Movie Monday (Loew’s Hotel, 455 North Park Drive) Eat food, drink and chat with other youngs in swank, rooftop bar/resto while you watch a free movie (perhaps ironically, “How to Be Single”). Starts at sundown. September 5
4 CRUX Culinary Collective Tour Kicks Off in Chicago (TWO, 1152 West Grand) In cooperation with Sauced, this underground, nomadic chef collective kicks off in Chicago with dinner by chefs Brandon Baltzley, Laura Higgins-Baltzley and Kevin Cuddihee. Should be strange fun. ($85) September 11
5 Cochon 555 Heritage BBQ Tour (Also) Kicks Off in Chicago (Loew’s Hotel, 455 North Park Drive) Five-city tour de pork kicks off in Chicago, featuring low and slow cooked meat from Korea, Argentina and lots of other Q-loving countries, along with many beverages. ($100) September 11
Dining and Drinking Editor for Newcity, David also writes a weekly food column for Wednesday Journal in Oak Park and is a frequent contributor of food/drink and travel pieces to the Chicago Tribune, Plate Magazine and other publications. David has also contributed chapters to several books, including Street Food Around the World, Street Food, and The Chicago Food Encyclopedia. Contact: dhammond@newcity.com
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