Weekend Planner: Game of Thrones Dinner, Earth Day, and Late-night at Bottlefork
Game of Thrones Dinner
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If ever there was a restaurant to host a Game of Thrones-themed dinner, Frontier would be it. The restaurant, after all, is renowned for its game cookery. Aptly, they’re hosting a Game of Thrones viewing party and dinner on April 24, wherein chef Brian Jupiter will cook up a whole-smoked wild boar with sides like Caesar salad with polenta croutons, five-cheese mac & cheese, succotash, and cornbread. The event will also include the tapping of the Ommegang Game of Thrones Beers, like Three Eyes Raven and Iron Throne. The final three episodes of Game of Thrones from season five will air for attendees. Tickets are $30 per person.
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Earth Day at LYFE Kitchen
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Among this weekend’s Earth Day festivities, one of the coolest takes place at LYFE Kitchen, a restaurant that talks the talk and walks the walk when it comes to wholesome, responsible cooking, sourcing, and eco-friendly business practices. Hope you’re not afraid of the dark, because all locations are going lights out for Earth Day, from open to close. Lit only by candlelight, the energy-conservation technique serves to shed light (pun intended) on environmental awareness. Added bonus: candlelight is really pretty and romantic.
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Land and Sea Dept. Hosts Garfield Park Earth Day Event
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In other Earth Day news, Land and Sea Dept. is helping spearhead a particularly cool event at the Garfield Park Conservatory on April 22. Along with Luftwerk and NRDC, the evening event features music, food, and drinks, all set within the glorious backdrop of Luftwerk’s Solarise art installation on display throughout the conservatory. Local Chicago brother-sister band Wild Belle will be headlining the affair, followed by a DJ set. Jason Hammel from Lula Cafe will be curating a menu of Earth Day-inspired bites for a VIP hour that starts at 6:00 p.m., along with cocktails from Land and Sea’s beverage director Paul McGee, beers, and wines by wine director Andrew Algren. General admission is from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
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Late-night Dining at Bottlefork
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It’s always nice to have other late-night dining options besides dirt-cheap tacos and lousy fast-food. Bottlefork is rising to the occasion with a new late-night weekend menu of snacks overseen by chef Kevin Hickey. Available until 2:00 a.m. on Fridays and until 3:00 a.m. on Saturdays, the menu includes items like housemade Wagyu beef jerky, tuna crudo, deviled ham and eggs, and a “bag” of crisps and eggs. To drink, hope you’re thirsty for a variety of dessert cocktails, on hand along with some wines by the glass, beers, and digestifs like sherry and port.
- Matt Kirouac