FOOD INDUSTRY NEWS DECEMBER 2014
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DECEMBER 2014
Above: The partying gets crazy at the Annual New Year’s Eve Hullabaloo. The live venue expanded after a four-year run to Chicago’s renovated Uptown corridor. Left: Design plans for the new Uptown Underground’s Moon Room Stage, 4707 N Broadway.
Five Chicago restaurant industry leaders were honored as inductees into the Ninth Annual Chefs Hall of Fame by the Chicago Culinary Museum: Chef Stephanie Izard for Chef of the Year, Chef Gale Gand for Pastry Chef of the Year, Chef Michael Kornick for Legendary Chef, Phil Stefani as Industry Leader, and Larry Levy as Industry Legend. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has also proclaimed it will be “Chef Stephanie Izard Day in Chicago.” The event was held at Castle, 23 North Dearborn.
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Renovated Underground Club Debuts Dec. 31st with New Year’s Party The Chicago Reader calls this “the best place to be when the ball drops.” The Kiss Kiss Cabaret proudly presents their Annual New Year’s Eve Hullabaloo 2014 in the newly-expanded Uptown Underground at 4707 N Broadway. Former incarnations of the underground space included a reggae club, a disco, and a history colorfully packed with Capone-era hoods, famous stars and a legendary escape route for “boys on the lam.”
Kiss Kiss Cabaret’s “First Night” Performance in their newly renovated space is one of the newest stars for Alderman James Cappelman’s aggressive renovation of Chicago’s Uptown area. The revitalized uptown area, home to the Aragon Theater, Uptown Theater, Riviera Theater, and Green Mill will feature more parking, better shopping and live entertainment venues to rival anything in the Loop. The Uptown
Underground officially opens January 1, 2015. The New Year’s Eve Hullabaloo includes a red carpet welcome, cocktail reception, midnight champagne toast, dessert buffet, party paraphernalia and dancing until 2am along with a full two-hour show featuring the Kiss Kiss Coquettes at 10pm on the Moon Room Mainstage. Standard and VIP tickets available from: http:// uptownunderground.tix.com
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