Entries associated with the tag "Pastoral":

Today from 6 to 9 PM at West Lakeview Liquors, PJ Fisher of Goose Island Beer Co. will sample out the reserve series of beers, including Pere Jaques, Matilda, Imperial IPA, and Bourbon County Stout.

Taste Food and Wine's Friday tasting this week features floral whites and light summer reds from France; it runs from 6 to 7:30 PM.

Saturday from 5 to 8 PM, Lush Wine and Spirits in University Village (1257 S. Halsted, 312-738-1900) opens its new beer garden with a release party for the Three Floyds Fantabulous Resplendence XI Anniversary Ale. Samples of the beer are free; there'll also be grilled brats for around $2 each.

Pastoral's Loop location hosts its monthly free wine tasting Saturday from 6:30 to 8:30 PM; the theme is American summer wines. 

Pastoral will be serving complimentary duck foie gras on homemade crostini at both its Lakeview and Loop locations this Saturday in an impromptu celebration of the city's repeal of the foie gras ban--never mind that the repeal doesn't go into effect till later this month. Hours are 11 AM-7 PM at 2945 N. Broadway (773-472-4781) and noon-6 PM at 53 E. Lake (312-658-1250).

This may be your last chance to taste the forbidden liver while it's still forbidden; after that it's just controversial like before.