As a new Chicago Gourmet festival highlight for 2022, Chef Sarah Grueneberg (Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio) will host Prost! In the Park, a beer and spirits festival with brews, bites, and boozie bevs from known and soon-to-be-discovered producers. Guests may select chef takes on classic German delights, oom-pah bands, fun cocktails, and of course, plenty of frosty pints to raise a hearty Prost!
During Chicago Gourmet, founding partner Illinois Restaurant Association, together with presenting sponsor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, will showcase an array of spirited events featuring talent from Chicago and around the world from September 22-25, 2022 atop the Harris Theater Rooftop at Millennium Park. This year’s Chicago Gourmet theme – “Creating a Stir” – is showcased throughout the long weekend culminating in the launch of the brand new Oktoberfest-style event, Prost! In The Park.
Prost! In the Park is presented by Performance Foodservice, and takes place on Sunday, September 25 from 1-4 PM. Tickets are on sale now atchicagogourmet.org.
Participating 2022 Prost! In the Park chefs include:
Chef Brian Ahern, BOEUFHAUS
Chef D'Andre Carter, Soul & Smoke
Chef Axel Erkenswick, Smack Dab
Chefs Kurt Guzowski and Thomas Rice, Four Star Artisan
Chef Kevin Hickey, The Duck Inn
Chef Pamela Jones, Charboy’s
Chef Ellen King, HEWN
Chef Rob Levitt, Publican Quality Meats
Chef Leigh Omilinsky, Swift & Sons
Chef Tigist Reda, Demera Ethiopian Restaurant
Chef Darnell Reed, Luella's Southern Kitchen
Chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, animal, Son of a Gun, Jon & Vinny’s, helen’s and more (Los Angeles, CA)
Chef Mark Steuer, FUNKENHAUSEN
Chef Bailey Sullivan, Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
Chef Paul Virant, Vie, Vistro Prime and Gaijin
Chef Steven Zabel, Performance Foodservice
“Prost! In The Park offers an incredible opportunity to showcase new and known breweries in Illinois and beyond,” said Ray Stout, Executive Director, Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, who helped to curate participating breweries. “We aim to throw a world-class beer event, but we also seek to share a strong representation of up-and-coming breweries that provide a diverse snapshot of creativity in our community.”
Together with familiar favorites, nearly 20 Chicagoland breweries to watch, including several female and BIPOC-owned businesses, will serve up a variety of brews and special seasonal pours at the “Prost Pub.” They include:
As a new Chicago Gourmet festival highlight for 2022, Chef Sarah Grueneberg (Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio) will host Prost! In the Park, a beer and spirits festival with brews, bites, and boozie bevs from known and soon-to-be-discovered producers. Guests may select chef takes on classic German delights, oom-pah bands, fun cocktails, and of course, plenty of frosty pints to raise a hearty Prost!
During Chicago Gourmet, founding partner Illinois Restaurant Association, together with presenting sponsor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, will showcase an array of spirited events featuring talent from Chicago and around the world from September 22-25, 2022 atop the Harris Theater Rooftop at Millennium Park. This year’s Chicago Gourmet theme – “Creating a Stir” – is showcased throughout the long weekend culminating in the launch of the brand new Oktoberfest-style event, Prost! In The Park.
Prost! In the Park is presented by Performance Foodservice, and takes place on Sunday, September 25 from 1-4 PM. Tickets are on sale now at chicagogourmet.org.
Participating 2022 Prost! In the Park chefs include:
“Prost! In The Park offers an incredible opportunity to showcase new and known breweries in Illinois and beyond,” said Ray Stout, Executive Director, Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, who helped to curate participating breweries. “We aim to throw a world-class beer event, but we also seek to share a strong representation of up-and-coming breweries that provide a diverse snapshot of creativity in our community.”
Together with familiar favorites, nearly 20 Chicagoland breweries to watch, including several female and BIPOC-owned businesses, will serve up a variety of brews and special seasonal pours at the “Prost Pub.” They include:
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