Tickets at the moment are accessible for Chicago Connoisseur’s 2025 competition, scheduled for September 25–28 with preview occasions main up by means of the primary occasion. The occasion adopts the theme “Step As much as the Plate,” highlighting the connection between meals and sports activities.
The competition takes place on the Harris Theater Rooftop at Millennium Park and venues throughout the town. Preview programming, branded the Culinary World Sequence, begins earlier in the summertime with dinners and occasions.
The September schedule begins September 25 with Tacos & Tequila, hosted by cooks Rick Bayless and Marcos Carbajal, that includes tacos from native cooks and premium agave spirits. On September 26, Somm Classes at Adalina Prime pairs wine with meals and music, adopted that night by Hamburger Hop on the Harris Theater Rooftop, the place cooks compete for prime burger honors. Later that night time, TAO Chicago hosts the Asian Late Night time Market with bites and cocktails from cooks together with Thai Dang.
On September 27, Grand Cru options afternoon and night periods led by cooks Stephanie Izard and Karen Akunowicz, every presenting delicacies paired with wine and spirits. The weekend closes September 28 with Rise & Shine Connoisseur, a brunch hosted by Artwork Smith, Lorena Garcia, and Jernard Wells.
New additions in 2025 embody Sport Day Connoisseur on July 25 on the Crosstown Basic, hosted by Kevin Hickey, and A Tribute to Jackie Robinson Dinner on August 20 at Advantage Restaurant, hosted by Erick Williams and Damarr Brown. Proceeds from the Robinson tribute profit Advantage Management Improvement and the Illinois Restaurant Affiliation Instructional Basis.
