Wednesday Journal Foodie Fest 2014

February 19, 2014 29Special Advertising SectionFOODIEFEST2014

30 February 19, 2014 Special Advertising Section FOODIEFEST2014

3-course fixed-price food-tastic dinners and other specials! At these participating restaurants:

Find a complete list of participating restaurants at

FoodieFest.net

Amelia’s Good Food and Drink7330 Harrison St., Forest Park

Aripo’s Venezuelan Arepa House118 N. Marion St., Oak Park

Autre Monde6727 W Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn

Avenue Ale House825 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Barclay’s American Grille1120 Pleasant St., Oak Park

Big Corner Tavern8405 W Cermak Rd, North Riverside

Big Guys Sausage7021 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn

Blue Max26 Lathrop Ave, Forest Park

Bodhi Thai6211 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn

Burger Boss7512 W North Ave, Elmwood Park

Buzz Cafe905 S. Lombard Ave., Oak Park

Chara733 Lake St., Oak Park

Chalk7414 W. Madison St., Forest Park

Chicago’s Home of Chicken & Waffles543 Madison St., Oak Park

Cold Stone Creamery134 N. Marion St., Oak Park

Counter Coffee7324 Madison St., Forest Park

Cucina Paradiso814 North Blvd., Oak Park

Danny’s Deli1419 N 15th Ave, Melrose Park

Delia’s Kitchen1034 W. Lake St., Oak Park

Eastgate Cafe102 Harrison St., Oak Park

Erik’s Deli107 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Eyrie128 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Falafill1053 Lake St., Oak Park

Francesca’s Fiore7407 Madison St., Forest Park

Hemmingway’s Bistro211 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Jerusalem Cafe1030 Lake St., Oak Park

Juice Joint7900 Madison St., River Forest

Khyber Pass1031 Lake St., Oak Park

Kinderhook Tap800 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Klay Oven734 Lake St., Oak Park

La Lupita6539 Cermak Rd., Berwyn

Lake Street Kitchen & Bar1101 Lake St., Oak Park

Lou Malnati’s1038 Lake St., Oak Park

Madison Park Kitchen7525 Madison St, Forest Park

Mancini’s1111 Lake St., Oak Park

Margarita’s804 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Molly Malone’s7652 Madison St., Forest Park

New Rebozo1116 Madison St., Oak Park

Old School Tavern & Grill201 Des plaines Ave., Forest Park

Paisan’s Pizza3720 Grand Blvd, Brookfield

Piggyback Tavern410 Circle Ave., Forest Park

Poor Phil’s139 S. Marion St., Oak Park

Salerno’s Pizza & Pasta7128 Roosevelt Rd., Oak Park

SereniTea1046 Pleasant St, Oak Park

Skrine Chops7230 Madison St., Forest Park

Starship Restaurant7618 Madison St., Forest Park

Sushi House1107 Lake St., Oak Park

Taste of Brasil906 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Trattoria 225225 Harrison St., Oak Park

Winberie’s151 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Wishbone6906 Windsor Ave, Berwyn


When we fi rst began to plan Foodie Fest, a two-week celebration of dining and restaurants in the Oak

Park area, we set some goals.

“Maybe we’ll get ten,” one of my col-leagues said hopefully, as we wondered how many area restaurants would participate. I had been hoping for thirty and started to wonder if maybe I was being unrealistic or naïve or both.

I need not have worried. With 52 restau-rants participating as of this writing, Foodie Fest 2014 already exceeds our expecta-tions. We are delighted with the number of restaurants offering specials, the diver-sity of offerings and the many communities represented. By bringing together various business associations, communities and business owners, we’ve created an event that has resonated.

The idea for Foodie Fest came during a meeting between the Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Oak Park (DTOP) late last year. Max Austin-Williams and I were synching our organizations’ event cal-endars for 2014 and noticed a quiet period in February. Inspired by the “Restaurant Week” events held in Chicago and other major cities around this time, we began to

sketch out our own Oak Park-area version. We knew we were onto something when two local restaurant owners enthusiastically embraced the idea. Chamber members and restaurateurs Jose Rodriguez, owner of Aripo’s Venezuelan Arepa House and Paul McKenna, co-owner of Starship Restaurant and Catering in Forest Park have been in-strumental in helping us design an event that fi ts the needs of our customers – the restaurants.

One of the key elements of Foodie Fest is its low cost. Restaurants can participate for free and diners simply have to visit the res-taurants. The Chamber is facilitating and relying on social media and partnerships with the local business districts to promote the event. The collaborations across com-munities and business districts have been signifi cant and exciting to see.

Our volunteer team boasts marketing gurus Emily Sjostrom from Visit Oak Park, Marc Stopeck from the Wednesday Journal, Shanon Williams, Marketing Director of Downtown Oak Park and Sarah Corbin from oakpark.com. We appreciate these local experts as well as their organizations which donated signifi cant time to launching Foodie Fest 2014.

We are especially grateful to Forest Agency Insurance for sponsoring Foodie Fest and underwriting our printing costs and to the Wednesday Journal for donating design services and advertising.

Now, with 52 restaurants to visit in just two weeks, let’s eat!

Restaurants and Business Associations Collaborate on Foodie Fest 2014

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1120 Pleasant St. Oak Park, IL 60302 708.848.4250 www.barclaysamericangrille.com

THREE-COURSE DINNER SPECIAL FOR TWO -$65* includes

Shrimp Cocktail Two 8oz. Filet Mignon Entrées

Chocolate Cake for Two w/Chocolate Covered Strawberries

*Available Friday Feb. 14th & Saturday Feb. 15th Only. Beverages not included. No substitutions. Tax & Gratuity not included.

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THREE-COURSE DINNER SPECIAL FOR TWO -$65* includes

Shrimp Cocktail Two 8oz. Filet Mignon Entrées

Chocolate Cake for Two w/Chocolate Covered Strawberries

*Available Friday Feb. 14th & Saturday Feb. 15th Only. Beverages not included. No substitutions. Tax & Gratuity not included.

Valentine’s Day


THREE-COURSE DINNER SPECIAL Roasted Golden Beet Salad Linguini Provençale Two Scoops of Gelato

Grilled Romaine Salad 8oz. Flat Iron Steak

bleu cheese-crusted, sautéed spinach, whipped Yukon Gold potatoes, bordelaise

Tiramisu

*Available Feb. 18, 2014-March 4, 2014 Only. Beverages not included. No substitutions.

Tax & Gratuity not included.

$20*

$30*

Join Us for Foodie Fest ! Feb. 18 - Mar. 4

@oprfchamber #foodiefest #barclaybites

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Come in on February 17th-March 4th for Foodie Fest 2014, because burgers and fries are twice as nice. Two single patty burgers,

two orders of fries, one nice price, $10!

SEE DOUBLEwiTh ThE BOSS!

TwO SingLE PaTTy BUrgErS & TwO OrDErS OF FriES

$10!*Offer valid February 17-March 4th 2014 only.

The addition of cheese and premium toppings or brioche bun substitution available for an extra charge. Limit two burgers per visit. Please present this coupon at time of

order. Offer not valid without coupon.

7512 W. NORTH AVENUE • ELMWOOD PARK • 708.452.7288

3208 N. SOUTHPORT (BELMONT/SOUTHPORT) • CHiCAgO 773.248.BOSS

WWW.THEBURgERBOSS.COM

Come in and enjoy Mancini's Pizza and Pasta in Oak Park where we have roots, unlike others that have branches.

1111 Lake Street | Downtown Oak Park708.445.9700 | Hours: 11 am - 11 pm every day

Lunch - $10Any lunch special

plus desert and soft drink

Three-course Dinner - $201. choose one of the following Appetizers:

Fried CalamariFried RavioliBaked ClamsBruschetta

Sauteed mussels

2. choose one of the following entrees*:

Homemade Gnocchi in a lamb raguLasagna spinach or meat

Lobster RavioliChicken TetrazziniLinguini PescatoreChicken Boscaiola

*all entrees are served with soup or salad

3. choose Any Desert


Follow us on BeerMenus.com • Like us on FacebookLots of Parking • We Deliver & Cater!

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Foodie Fest Fixed-Price Menu$30

Course 1: Choice of Mixed Green Salad or Soup

Course 2: Choice of Chicken & Dumplings/Seafood Jambalaya/

Mushroom CavatappiCourse 3: Choice of House made

desserts Craft Beer, Small Batch Spirits,

& Eclectic WineMake your reservations today!

7330 Harrison, Forest Park (Circle & Harrison)708-366-6633 • www.AmeliasGoodFood.com

Mon–Thurs: 4-11pm, Fri: 11:30am-midnight, Sat: 7am-midnight, Sun: 8am–11pm

Farm to Table, Scratch Made, American Food

Starship Restaurant & Catering7618 Madison, Forest Park

708.771.3016 • www.starshiprestaurant.com

1/2 Gourmet Sandwich - your choice!

Features Starship's Famous Soup! Small Soup

(4 kinds made fresh daily - call 708.366.SOUP for today's selection)

Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce (or similar dessert)

$10 Lunch Deal:

not valid with any other offers • expires 3/4/14

Foodie Fest 2014 Menutuesday February 18 through tuesday March 4

$20 Per Person, 3 Courses1. CHOOSE ONE APPETIZER

shrimp Fricasseeshrimp & Grits

Crab CakeHarvest Cake

2. HOUSE SALADwith choice of salad dressing

3. CHOOSE ONE ENTREEBlackened Catfish

smoked Beef BrisketButtermilk Fried Chicken

Hoe Cake with Grilled VegetableHerb Crusted tilapia with spicy shrimp

CHOOSE TWO SIDE WITH ANY ENTREE

$10 Per Person MenuCHOOSE ONE ENTREE

n.C. style BBQ Pork PlateBlackened Chicken

Grilled Mango ChickenWishbone Black Bean Cakes

CHOOSE TWO SIDE OR HOUSE SALAD

facebook.com/wishboneberwyn

@WishboneBerwyn

@WishboneChicago

6908 Windsor Ave, Berwyn | www.WishboneChicago.com | 708.749.8095

An Oak Park Tradition

RESTAURANT & BAR151 N. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park • 708/386-2600

$20 Prix FixeFirst Course - Choose a Starter - Cup of Soup - Petite Salad

Second Course - Choose an Entrée- Cajun Macaroni & Cheese- Classic Meatloaf- Alsatian Chicken Salad

Third Course - Choose a Dessert- Chocolate Almond Cake- Chilled Wine Poached Pear

$30 Prix FixeFirst Course - Choose a Starter- Roasted Beets- Bruschetta- Dynamite Sticks

Second Course - Choose an Entrée- Cedar Planked Salmon- Steak Frites - Jamaican Pork

Third Course - Choose a Dessert- Chocolate Almond Cake- Chilled Wine Poached Pear

Foodie Fest Specials

We offer two levels, both will be available at Lunch and Dinner


Visit www.foodiefest.net to see all of the special deals

Foodie Fest is our local version of “Restaurant Week.” The idea is simple: restaurants offer a three-course meal at a discounted fi xed price to give diners an incentive to come in and try them out. You don’t have to carry a card or coupon. Just visit one of the participating restaurants and as for the Foodie Fest special. Most are priced at $10, $20 or $30 depending on the kind of restaurant and their menu. The 52 participating restaurants and their Foodie fest specials are listed at www.food-iefest.net.

How can you get the most out of Foodie Fest? Keep these three guidelines in mind:

Try Something New – With 52 Foodie Fest restaurants scat-

tered throughout the Oak Park, Forest Park, Berwyn area, we can almost guarantee that you’ll fi nd a new place. Maybe there is a place you’ve always wanted to try. Or, visit an old favorite that you haven’t been to in years.

Order the Special – Each restaurant has designed a special

tasting menu for Foodie Fest at a special discounted price. It is fun to see how the different chefs choose to showcase their menus! You can always order off the regu-lar menu, too. Not everyone in your party must order the special.

Tell Everyone – Restaurants rely on word of mouth

to grow and succeed. Whether you are a Facebook person, a Yelp-er, someone who loves snapping an Instragram photo of mouth-watering entrees, or someone who prefers old-fashioned conversation, please - share your good experience. Help our local businesses by talking up our restaurants with your friends, colleagues and social media networks. Help create “the buzz” that ensures our vibrant dining scene is here to stay.

We love to eat. Our business districts are bursting with quality restaurants, ethnic foods from all over the world and a diversity of offerings that compares favorably with our “neighbor to the east.” You don’t have to travel far for a great meal at a great price. Bon apetit!

A Diner’s Guide to Foodie Fest

Post a photo of your meal on our Foodie Fest Facebook page or email it to us for a chance to win a restaurant gift certifi cate! Email to [email protected]. Don’t forget to add #foodiefest to your posts on Facebook, Instagram and twitter!

On-Line Photo Contest

Foodie Fest Specials

$20• Cup of Homemade Seasonal Soup• Side Salad with House Balsamic Vinaigrette• Slider Trio of Buzz Cafe favorites--BLT, Organic Chicken Salad, Veggie Delight served with seasonal side of the day

• Cup of Homemade Seasonal Soup• Homemade hummus, Veggie & Pita platter• Organic, grass-fed, locally grown Classic Cheeseburger served with seasonal side of the day• Homemade Classic Whoopie Pie

$30


$30 Pre-Fixe MenuChoose an appetizer, entrée and dessert to create your own specialty meal.

Note: Because the menu rotates to highlight seasonality and the freshest ingredients, the entrees may change during the Foodie Fest two-week period.

Appetizer Selections: Bacon Wrapped Dates Fried Calamari Brussels Sprouts Rustic Salad

Entrée Selections (may change): Beef Florentine Grilled Pork Tenderloin Pan-Seared Mahi-Mahi

Dessert Selections: Tiramisu Bread Pudding Lava Cake

No substitutions, please. Price does not include beverages, tax and gratuity.


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• Successes & Challenges

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How do you create, grow, build, and sustain that connection?

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