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February 22, 2012

Pick the Atwood Cafe for Chicago Restaurant Week 2012

The Atwood Cafe at State and Washington in Chicago

I have to admit it, one of my favorite dining rooms in Chicago is the Atwood Café at 1 W. Washington. It is located at the corner of Washington and State Street.

I just love walking into the lobby of the landmark Hotel Burnham in the historic Reliance Building. I always feel like I’m going to the Columbian Exposition in “The White City.”

Images of Atwood & Burnham's Columbian Exposition in "The White City"

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The venue is so appealing, that it’s like walking into the pages of Architectural Digest. I always admire the cozy fireplace, drapes, artwork and furniture. My favorite image is the fresco!

Hotel Burnham Lobby

Lobby of the Hotel Burnham

When I get to the restaurant, everything is always perfect. I adore the contrast of the colors in the dining room. The lavish Art Deco motif in the Dining Room is highlighted by a beautiful rasberry color on the soaring pillars of the Atwood Cafe. I wonder why I still haven’t used that gorgeous color on the walls in my house?

Pillars of the Atwood Cafe

Executive Chef Derek Simcik at the Atwood Cafe in Chicago

The cuisine at the Atwood Cafe owes its success to Executive Chef Derek Simcik. He is a world traveler who has lived in Tunisia, Japan and Germany. He graduated from the Art Institute of Washington and trained at Der Haussen in Vienna. He worked as a “Sous Chef and Pastry Chef at Washington DC’s noted dining hotspots Café Milano and The Grille at Morrison House.” His innovative farm-to-table menu at the Atwood Cafe is a reflection of his worldly experiences.

Executive Chef Derek Simcik prepared an outstanding $44 three-course Dinner Menu for Chicago Restaurant Week 2012 because he basically lets you pick whatever you want from the regular menu. I love this concept. Chef Simcik is dedicated to supporting local farmers and using organic and sustainable ingredients.

I haven’t seen this “whatever you want” option at the other resturants this year (although there are over 200 participating restaurants and I haven’t seen all the menus).

Follow this link to see your Atwood Cafe Restaurant Week Menu Options: http://www.atwoodcafe.com//files/menu/menu_45.pdf

Nice job Chef!!!

Executive Chef Derek Simcik at the Atwood Cafe

For more information visit: www.atwoodcafe.com; call (312-368-1900) for reservations.

General Manager Duncan Clements (left) welcomes guests to the Hotel Burham

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Send my regards to the friendly, courteous staff at the Hotel Burnham. You will love staying at this elegant and historic Kimpton Hotel Property in the Chicago Loop!

Book your reservation at www.burhamhotel.com or www.kimptonhotels.com

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com

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Chicago’s Historic
Reliance Building: Evokes the Tale of Legendary Architects Burnham and Atwood in the White City

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February 22, 2012

Pick Terzo Piano for Lunch at the Art Institute for Chicago Restaurant Week 2012

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There are two ways to get to Terzo Piano: take the elevator up or ascend the sky bridge from Millenium Park. Terzo Piano is located at 159 E. Monroe on the 3rd floor of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Terzo Piano means "Third Floor" at the Chicago Art Institute

In the comtempory space, you can gaze out of the floor-to-ceiling windows onto Michigan Avenue as you enjoy the “Michelin Guide Recommended 2012″ cuisine of Chef Tony Mantuano from Spiaggia.

View of Michigan Avenue from Terzo Piano in Chicago

Tony, Chef di Cucina Meg Colleran Sahs and Pastry Chef Megan Neubeck developed an outstanding $22 Chicago Restaurant Week 2012 Lunch Menu:

First Course: Chickpea and vegetable soup with tahini, cumin, fried chickpeas and cilantro salad or

Crispy Perch with red beet puree at Terzo Piano in Chicago

Crispy pearch with red beet puree, marinated beets, frisee in dill vinaigrette

Second Course: Cured and braised beef with mashed red potato, carrot, and house made sauerkraut or

Cured and braised beef at Terzo Piano

Hand crafted tagliatelle ‘alla Puttanesca” with olive, capers, tomatoe, and goat’s mild cheese or

Chilled shrimp salad with mixed green, capers, marinated peppers, red onion and lemon

Dessert: Banana Tiramisu with brown butter gastrique or

Banana Tiramisu at Terzo Piano

Camambert Fermier, pasterized cow’s mild with dried strawberry compote

Take some time to peruse the magnificent art collection in this world-class museum before or after lunch. My son’s favorite is Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks located in Gallery 262 on the second level.

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I love the Impressionists! Who can resist Georges Seurat‘s “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884)”?

George Seurat's A Sunday on La Grand Jatte 1884

Renoir at the Art Institute of Chicago

Degas at the Art Institute of Chicago

“The Chicago Art Institute has one of the world’s most notable collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in its permanent collection.”

There are incredible masterpieces at the museum: you can see Pablo Picasso’s “the Old Guitarist” in Gallery 391 on the third level; El Greco’s “The Assumption of the Virgin” in Gallery 211 on the second level and Vincent van Gogh’s “The Bedrooom” in Gallery 241.

Everyone loves Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” couple in Gallery 263 on the second level.

Take some time to check out Salvador Dali’s “Venus de Milo with Drawers” in Gallery 396 on the third level.

Don’t leave the museum without seeing Marc Chagall’s America Windows in Gallery 144 on the first level of the Modern Wing. They will take your breath away!

Marc Chagall's American Windows at the Art Institute

Meander into the Museum Store in the Modern Wing of the Chicago Art Institue and pick up some cool posters, colorful art glass or chic scarves to remind you or your visit.

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com

Art Glass DIsplay at the Museum Store in Chicago

Salvador Dali's Mae West; The real one is in Girona Spain

Marilyn Monroe at the Art Institute

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2012 Chicago Oscar Party at Hotel 71: A Fundraiser for Vital Bridges

Support the Vital Bridges Center on Chronic Care. Attend the “Vital Nights” Fundraiser for Vital Bridges where you can watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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WHEN: Sunday, February 26, 2012; 5:30-10:30 p.m.

WHERE: Hotel 71, 71 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, 60601

COST: $40 online; $50 at the door

For more information and to purchase tickets for the event visit: www.vitalbridges.org

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com

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February 20, 2012

Try “III Forks” in Lakeshore East for Chicago Restaurant Week 2012

III FOrks in Lakeshore East

III Forks Chicago opened in the Fall of 2012 near the Village Market at Lakeshore East (Upper Randolph and Field, one block east of Columbus). This Prime Steakhouse is located at 333 East Benton Place. Call (312) 938-4303 for reservations. For more information visit: www.iiiforks.com

Here’s the incredible $44 Chicago Restaurant Week 2012 Menu:

First Course: Loaded Baked Potatoe soup with house-smoked applewood bacon, scallions and Prairie Breeze aged cheddar or

Caesar Salad with char-roasted red peppers and shaved Sartori Espresso Bellavitano parmesan cheese

Entree Choice: USDA Prime Filet Mignon with red wine shallot sauce and whipped potatoes or

Pan Seared Atlantic Salmon with beurre meuniere sauce and wild rice or

Prime Double Cut Pork Chop with Serrano peach barbeque and aged balsamic glaze and whipped potatoes

Dessert: Makers Mark Bourbon Bread Pudding with cinnamon ice cream and Texas pecan caramel sauce

Makers Mark Bourbon Bread Pudding

For Restaurant Week, ask about the special Tequila Program in celebration of National Margarita Day. From February 17th-23rd, they are “featuring 3 special ways to drink 3 special tequilas.” Try some Avion Reposado Tequila.

Try some Tequila during Restaurant Week

Avion Reposado Tequila

The swanky Chicago outpost of the Dallas-based contemporary steakhouse group has expansive floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Lake Shore East Park. In April, you can have a fabulous Vino con Vista from the luxurious open-air rooftop on the second floor. For the perfect rooftop Vino con Vista, order a bottle of 2010 Belle Glos Meiomi Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara County as you gaze at the twinkling lights in LakeShore East.

Meiomi Pinot Noir at III Forks

III Forks in Chicago

Mosaic Columns at III Forks

III Forks has an elegant glass-enclosed wine room with 300-400 bottles. You can peruse the wine list on their iPad. I loved doing that!

There is a cozy two-sided fireplace and plenty of space available for Private Parties. I loved the mosaic columns that decorated the dining room.

Fire Place at III Forks in Chicago

Glass Enclosed Wine Room at III Forks

The regular menu consists primarily of USDA prime beef, with an in-house butcher cutting the filets and strip steaks to order. There’s an interesting selection of seafood, such as sea bass, salmon and coldwater lobster.

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com. Read my “Related Articles” for more Restaurant Week options.

Buon Appetito!!

III Forks Restaurant in Chicago

III Forks in Chicago's Lakeshore East

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February 20, 2012

Chicago Restaurant Week 2012: The Italian Village is Chicago’s Oldest Italian Restaurant

Chicago's Italian Village on Monroe

This Chicago Loop Italian Restaurant institution opened in 1927. The Italian Village is the Oldest “Italian Restaurant in Chicago.” The restaurant has the largest wine cellar in the entire Midwest that holds over 45,000 bottles! They have also won the Wine Spectator‘s “Grand Award” annually since 1984.

Italian Village in Tuscany inside the restaurant

In 1981, Wine Spectator introduced the “Restaurant Awards” program. They review a restaurant’s wine lists on three levels: the Award of Excellence (basic), Best of Award of Excellence (second-tier), and the Grand Award (highest).

The Founding Father of the Italian Village Restaurant on Monroe in Chicago

The Italian Village has been in the same family for three generations. Alfredo Capitanini, an Italian immigrant, opened The Italian Village in 1927. The menu once read: “ Spaghetti with Meatballs: 40 cents.” Alfredo’s wife, Ada, fed hungry patrons including performers from the Lyric Opera and Mayor Daley. The second generation of Capitaninis, Ray, Frank and Ave then created ”the most celebrated wine list in the Midwest.”

Mayor Daley at the Italian Village

Wall of Fame at The Italian Village in Chicago

The Capitanini family has served celebrities, politicians, locals, theater enthusiats and cast members.

Signed Billy Elliot Poster at the Italian Village

SIgned Wicked Poster at the Italian Village

Today, Al and Gina, are the third Capitanini Generation running the show. Check out Al Capitanini’s video http://www.italianvillage-chicago.com/video.php

The Village Menu

The Italian Village building in the Chicago Loop at 71 West Monroe houses a trio of restaurants with distinctive menus: acclaimed designer Jordan Mozer conceptualized upscale and contemporary Vivere; the charming retro Tuscan-inspired The Village; and La Cantina Enoteca with the ambiance of a wine cellar. For more information visit: www.italianvillage-chicago.com

During Chicago’s Restuarant Week 2012 you can check out Vivere’s innovative design, the Chef’s contemporary Italian cuisine and the Capitanini family’s immense wine cellar with 45,000 bottles. Vivere is offering a Chicago Restaurant Week 2012 Menu.

Italian Village Chefs at Italian Awards Event

Vivere has won numerous awards: “Best New Restaurant” from Esquire Magazine, DiRona Award from Wine Spectator and Ultimate Distinction by Wine Enthusiast. The Chef incorporates flavors from various regions of Italy.

I love the alfresco dining ambience of the Village. It is located on the second floor. The dining room is covered with a canopy of Italian lights.

The Italian maitre d’ Frank Sgro is legendary! He has spent most of his life at this restaurant. He started in 1959 as a busboy at the Italian Village at the age of 17. A few weeks later, Frank Sgro became the Maitre D’ and has been there for over 50 years! Now that is a dedicated and loyal guy.

“Frank is like part of the family,” Al Capitanini said. “He remembers everybody and what they’ve ordered and where they’ve sat, and he works the room and knows where to seat people, and he does it very graciously.”

The Village Dining Room The Village Bar in Chicago

At the Italy-inspired, columned bar you can order the delightful shrimp appetizer. There are plenty of large portions of authentic Italian cuisine in the dining room. Order the shrimp and mushroom appetizer you had in the bar over some angel hair pasta with a bottle of Stefano Farina Italian Barbera d’Alba-YUM!!

The Village Bar in Chicago

Join them for Cabaret Wednesdays with live music starting at 8:00 p.m.

Caberet Wednesdays at the Village

Barbera d'Alba at the Village in Chicago

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com.

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February 19, 2012

Fat Tuesday 2012 at Carnivale in Chicago

WHEN: February 21, 1012 @ 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Carnivale @ 702 W. Fulton Market

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Attend the Fat Tuesday “Mardi Gras” Celebration at Carnivale in Chicago with live music from Luciano Antonio and Planeta Azul. There will be Passistas Samba Dancers with plenty of festive beads and masks.

For more information visit www.carnivalechicago.com

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com

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February 19, 2012

Newport Oregon’s 35th Annual Seafood and Wine Festival 2012

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Attend Newport’s 35th Annual Seafood & Wine Festival 2012 on the picturesque Oregon Coast. This little slice of heaven, runs from north to south along the Pacific Ocean. The Vino con Vista area of Newport, Oregon is nestled between the Coast Mountains, the Pacific Ocean and the Yaquina Bay.

Yaquina Head is the site of Oregon’s 93-foot-tall lighthouse. The Bayfront is dominated by one of Oregon’s largest commercial fishing fleets. This working waterfront is packed with shops, art galleries and restaurants.

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WHEN: February 23rd through February 26th, 2012.

WHERE: This event will be held in a tented venue located near the Rogue Ales Brewery at the South Beach Marina in Newport.

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Newport has two distinct areas: the Historical Bayfront and Nye Beach. The area attracts visitors from the Willamette Valley. Nye Beach is an art-haven and is the home of the the Newport Performing Arts and Visual Arts Center. There are plenty of eateries, shopping and lodging with fantastic Vino con Vista opportunities.

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The Newport Festival will offer plenty of incredible art, wine and seafood. Artists will show-case a variety of fine art, sculpture, photography, pottery and jewelry.

More than 150 local and regional Pacific Northwest wineries will be pouring their finest wines. Local culinary professionals will offer plenty of palate-pleasing cuisine. For more detailed information about wineries visit: http://visittheoregoncoast.com/activities/wineries/

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This Festival is listed as an American Business Association (ABA) “Top 100 Event in North America for 2012″. The entire Top 100 publication is available for download on ABA’s website : www.buses.org/News-Publications/Top-100.

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com

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Pick Naha for Chicago Restaurant Week 2012

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Naha earns a James Beard Foundation Award

In 2008, Naha’s Chef Carrie Hahabedian earned a James Beard Foundation Award: “American Express Best Chef: Great Lakes Award.” This award is like “The Oscars of Food” and “honors the finest chefs, restaurants, wine professionals, journalists, cookbook authors, restaurant designers, and other food professionals in the United States.” Recipients receive a bronze medallion etched with the image of the late James Beard and a certificate from the Foundation. Naha also won a 2012 Michelin Guide Star for outstanding quality!

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James Beard Foundation Medal

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Michelin Award for Naha in Chicago

Chef Carrie Nahabedian and cousin Michael Nahabedian offer a Mediterranean-inspired menu and encourage you to become a “LOCAVORE!”

They support “purveyors and farmers across the Midwest and America in supporting the community with their dedication to a more sustainable environment”.

Naha is located at 5oo N. Clark Street and is an outstanding Chicago Restaurant Week 2012 option.

For more information visit www.naha-chicago.com.

Call 312-321-6242 for reservations.

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Naha's Culinary Award Shelf

Start with a glass of Qupe Syrah while you are contemplating the Restaurant Week Menu.

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Syrah at Naha

My incredible Chicago Restaurant Week 2012 dinner at Naha included:

*a Salad of Wood-Grilled Chicken with Italian Farro and Sylvetta Arugugula. It was farnished with Candied “Budda Hand” Lemon and Cracked Walnuts

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Duck at Naha

*The main course was an incredible Lacquered Hudson Valley Moulard Duck Breast and Foie Gras with a “Tarte Tatin” of Bartlett Pear and Fennel, Licorice and Port

*I loved the “Croustade” of Bananas, Cashews and Caramel that I had for dessert.

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Dessert at Naha in Chicaog

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Malbec at NahaWe enjoyed a bottle of Durigutti Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina with dinner. Naha has an extensive wine list with over 30 wines by the glass. For Chicago Restuarant Week they were serving an intersting "Naha Punch" in a martini glass. It was so appealing that I had to give it a try. It was excellent!Naha "Restaurant Week Punch"

Naha Restaurant Week Punch

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February 18, 2012

Go back to School: Enroll in Eno-Versity at Eno’s Wine Room in Chicago

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Indulge in wine, cheese, and chocolate! Enroll in ENO-VERSITY and learn the basics of wine and become an enophile.

Eno Wine Room at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago

Eno’s Wine Room at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Hotel on Columbus Drive offers interactive wine classes.

Fairmonot Hotel in Chicago

The experts at Eno-Versity will offer tips on pairing wine with cheese and chocolate.

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Learn some new tips at the Eno Wine Room and

Sample some luscious wines at their Classes & Events

If you’re ready to immerse yourself in the pleasures of wine, chocolate, and cheese, ENO has the perfect wine class for you.

Eno Wine Room is offering 3 new Enoversity Events:

1. February 21, 2012 – “Mi amore Italiano- I love Italy… it’s beautifully picturesque and sure to romance anyone. what I love even more about this romantic peninsula is the wines. delicious, food friendly and many a new variety to discover. this is a “must drink” for any oenophile.

2. March 20, 2012 – It’s all about Spain… viticulturists and sommeliers love Spain for its ability to grow dark and spicy wines, fresh and light wines, and some of the best dessert wines in the world. you will be sure to enjoy this night!

3. April 17, 2012 - Ring around the Rose…summer is almost here and my favorite beverage on a hot summer night is rose. so many different styles refresh with and cool you down. we will have many countries represented with just as many unique and delicious styles. ahhh…refreshing!!”