For this last week of October 2016 - the Halloween Week - we chose a very interesting, cozy and fun gourmet shop - "The Chopping Block" which offers tons of cooking and wine tasting activities for all kinds of "foodies" and everyone else who likes good food and good wines.
Justin - the wine expert offers wine tasting every Thursday during the early evening "Happy Hour" - from 5pm till 7pm which is one of my favorite and relaxing things to do at the end of the busy day during the holiday season - especially towards the end of it. The big glasses are reasonably priced and many of their varieties of wines are for sale during the evening.
They also offer various cooking classes with the demonstrations and sampling during the weekends. Last weekend - Crystal - the chef - fixed the samples of pork slides, chicken barbecue. My favorite was smoked sausage with a terrific, sweet yellow mustard - reasonably priced because the big jar will last you a good while.
At any rate - it's a fun shop with extremely friendly and knowledgeable staff. In addition you will find tons of ideas for gifts for all your "foodies" friends and other friends since you can't go "wrong" with a food related gift. You don't have to worry about the size and color too much. Plus - they always have a complementary coffee and tea of excellent quality over the weekends. Their address, phone number and the website where you will find a schedule for their cooking classes are as follows - "The Chopping Block" - 4747 N. Lincoln - Chicago, 60625 - Phone 773-472-6700
Website: http://TheChoppingBlock.com
Have a great Halloween week - everybody - and don't forget to click here next Friday - Nov.04-2016 for the update on the weekend sampling of tasty morsel and wines!
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