Dining events: Last call for smelt specials at Shaw's in Schaumburg
Smelt at Shaw's
Saturday concludes a month of smelt at Shaw's Crab House. Lake Erie smelt are dredged in seasoned flour, fried and plated with tartar sauce. Smelt comes as an appetizer for $10 or with hand-cut fries and coleslaw for lunch for $16. Shaw's Crab House is at 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. (847) 517-2722 or shawscrabhouse.com.
Antico Posto's spring salad
Chef John Chiakulas introduces a new spring salad to Antico Posto's menu. The intimate Italian cafe and wine bar embraces the changing seasons with a roasted spring vegetable salad with kale, pistachios, Parmesan and vinaigrette for $9.95. Antico Posto at the Oaks of Oak Brook is at 118 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook. (630) 586-9200 or antico-posto.com.
Villa Verone's chef's special
Try the chef's prezzo fisso menu at Villa Verone. Choose one appetizer, two entrees, one dessert — all off the regular menu — and one select bottle of wine for $99.95. Entree choices include the tilapia oreganata, a pan-seared tilapia filet in a roasted garlic, oregano and lemon cream sauce; the vitello piccata, slices of veal served in a white wine, lemon and capers sauce; the lasagna; the linguine with mussels and clams in an olive oil and garlic or red sauce; and many more choices. Villa Verone Ristorante Italiano is at 416 Hamilton St., Geneva. (630) 232-2201 or villaverone.com.