Chill & Grill Fest This Weekend

In addition to all the other stuff going on around town this weekend, there's the Chill & Grill Fest, just south of Uptown, in Waveland Park on Saturday and Sunday.  If you're a foodie, it's got a lot to appeal to you:

• Celebrity chefs like Top Chef's Stephanie Izard, Food Network's Guy Fieri, and our own Hearty Boys.
• Grilling instructions from the Weber Grill folks.
• Oscar Meyer food truck, where two new flavor hot dogs will be introduced.
• Cooking demonstrations.
• [My favorite] A chance to have your photo taken with Duke the Dog from Bush's Beans.
• A sip and chill lounge.
• Better Homes and Garden test kitchen.
• Live music from local bands.

There's shuttle bus service from the Sheridan el and the Lawrence Metra station. You can find out all the details about that, and about the fest, here.