1 Food + Footsteps on Route 66 (Lou Mitchell’s) Get your kicks and tasty snacks as you walk a segment of the legendary route, starting at Lou Mitchell’s, stopping at sights and grabbing bites along the way. December 3
2 Chicago Wine Fest (Moe’s Cantina) Thirty-five wines from around the world. Make a personal challenge to see how many you can responsibly sample in four hours. Cheese will be served. December 5
3 Dashin’ Through the Bars Holiday Crawl (Multiple locations) Masked, socially distanced and not quite sober, bands of the young travel from bar to bar, consuming holiday spirits and spreading holiday cheer in an otherwise cheerless season, local and state orders permitting. December 5 & 19
4 F**k 2020 New Year’s Eve (Fulton Market Kitchen) Food, drinks and general hoopla amidst the art gallery vibe: a good place to forget about 2020. December 31
5 New Year’s Eve Yacht Party (DuSable Harbor) Three stories of food, drinks and merrymakers, doing their best to welcome the new year with optimism and drinks on the Anita Dee II. December 31
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
Dining & Drinking Top 5: December 2022 Yo, ho, ho! It’s that time of year when unbridled eating, drinking and general merrymaking become the order of the day. So go forth, enjoy life while you can, and happy holidays
Dining & Drinking Top 5: December 2023 ‘Tis the season of gluttony—or at least more eating and drinking than usual—and an opportunity to give back. Happy Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa.
Dining and Drinking Top 5: May 2022 The weather is encouraging us to go out and have fun, even with the enduring specter of the plague hanging over our heads. To be on the safe side, check websites for these events.
Dining and Drinking Top 5 of 2021 I like street food, but I also like eating high-end, white tablecloth dinners. I guess I just like eating.
Dining & Drinking Top 5: March 2023 March is the month that starts us tentatively thinking that maybe, just maybe the cold weather is over and warm spring is on the way. Well, we shall see, but one thing for sure is that there are, indeed, some cool things to do (and eat, and drink) in March.
