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Mark Your Calendar for The Midwest's
Largest Food Festival
The City of Chicago and the Mayor’s Office of Special Events
presents the 30th annual Taste of Chicago June 25 – July 4, 2010.
Each day more than 70 local restaurateurs offer a delicious
combination of ethnic items, family favorites, exotic and Chicago
specialties feeding more than 3 million people in Grant Park, in
downtown Chicago. Entertainment is also provided every day by a
variety of musical performances on multiple stages.
The Taste of Chicago hours are 11:00 am until 9:00 p.m., except on
July 3 (closes at 7:00pm) and July 4 (closes at 6:00pm). Admission
to the Taste is FREE! Tickets are sold for purchasing food and
beverages; 12 tickets for $8. The number of tickets required for
each food and beverage purchase is posted at the food booth, with
many sampling “tastes” available for 2-4 tickets. Here’s a partial
list of the food offerings – bon appétit!!
- Chicago pizza from Home Run
Inn Pizza, Lou Malnati’s Pizza, Doreen’s Pizza, Reggio’s Pizza,
Bacino’s Pizza and Connie’s Pizza
- Chicago Italian beef
sandwiches from Tuscany Restaurant
- Dessert from Eli’s Cheesecake,
Abundance Bakery, JR Dessert Bakery and Churro Factory
- A variety of sausages from
Bobak Sausage Company
- Mexican cuisine from Carbon,
Adobo Grill and La Justicia
- Grilled lobster and shrimp
from Oak Street Beach Café
- Corn on the cob; ice cream;
ribs; hot dogs & burgers; buffalo wings; gyros; pot stickers;
etc., etc., etc.
For your Taste of Chicago entertainment,
the largest stage is the Petrillo Music Shell. Here’s the
lineup for this stage:
|
Date |
Time |
Artist(s) |
| 06/25/10 |
5:30 pm |
Salt-n-Pepa & Bel Biv
Devoe |
| 06/26/10 |
5:30 pm |
Gavin Rossdale |
| 06/27/10 |
3:00 pm |
Emily Osment |
| 06/28/10 |
6:00 pm |
Broadway in Chicago |
| 06/29/10 |
5:30 pm |
Los Lobos & Los Lonely
Boys |
| 06/30/10 |
5:30 pm |
Mat Kearney |
| 07/01/10 |
5:30 pm |
Trey Songz |
| 07/02/10 |
5:30 pm |
Rob Thomas |
| 07/03/10 |
3:00 pm |
Steve Miller Band |
| 07/04/10 |
12:00 pm |
Passion Pit & Robert
Randolph and the Family Band |
Many of these performances will also
feature opening acts, such as the Band from TV on June 26 (members
include James Denton from Desperate Housewives, Bob Guiney of The
Bachelor fame, Greg Grunbert from Heroes and more).
On the Illinois Lottery Taste Stage, you’ll see a variety of
bands; each day will bring a new musical theme:
|
Date |
Time |
Artist(s) |
| 06/25/10 |
12pm-8pm |
American &
Folk Friday |
| 06/26/10 |
12pm-8pm |
Garage
Rock |
| 06/27/10 |
12pm-8pm |
Dance
Party |
| 06/28/10 |
12pm-8pm |
Ethnic
Music (Polish, Jamaican, German, Irish, Gypsy/Hungarian,
Hispanic) |
| 06/29/10 |
12pm-8pm |
Cover Band
Day |
| 06/30/10 |
12pm-8pm |
Salute to
the 80's |
| 07/01/10 |
12pm-8pm |
Variety
Day (Singer/Songwriter, Tropical Pop, Jazz/Funk, Folk,
African/Dance) |
| 07/02/10 |
11am-8pm |
The Old
Town School of Folk Music Ensemble Day |
| 07/03/10 |
12pm-5pm |
Rabbit
Factory Soul Review |
| 07/04/10 |
12pm-5pm |
National Country Music Day |
On the Best Buy Stage, you’ll see
bands from many musical genres. The bands are too numerous to list,
so be sure to check the Taste’s official website for details.
On July 2, there will be a Battle of the
Bands competition and on July 4 at 9:00pm there will be a fireworks
display.
Be sure to check the Taste of Chicago
official website for additional details, including parking, road
closures and public transportation options.
Official Taste
of Chicago Web Site
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