10 things to do this weekend:
Get ready to outrun some ghosts during the first Rosehill Cemetery Crypt 5K run and walk. Or maybe you’d rather listen to the Polkaholics brand of Polka rock, eat brats and pretzels and drink beer during the Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus. Here are 10 things to do in Chicago this weekend.
Don’t look for your favorite McDonald’s pork-sandwich-turned-cult-hit in October. The fast-food company won’t bring back the McRib until December, with hopes of boosting holiday sales. After that? Fish McBites.
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10 things to do this weekend:
Head to Soldier Field’s Stadium Green for the Pedigree and Walmart Dog Adoption Event this Saturday. (How can you say no?) Then make your way to Lincoln Park for the Cultivate Chicago FREE music and food festival. Here are 10 things to do this weekend.
Cuisine is indisputably the main event at any restaurant, but even the most strident epicurean will concede that setting matters.
Chefs determine the succulence of the meal, but the environment is Karen Herold’s specialty. Read more about Ms. Herold, of Chicago-based 555 International Inc., and her creative process here.
Above: The interior of GT Fish & Oyster, which she designed
Dining Guide: Piccolo Sogno Due
At midday, bright and lively options at Piccolo Sogno Due include the cicoria ($10) salad, featuring tender grilled calamari paired with lots of fresh basil; the bold herbal background works beautifully with radicchio and an invigorating splash of lemon juice. Read more here.
