Dining events: New fall menu at Harvest; Famous Dave's Cubs special
Harvest's fall menu
Harvest Seafood and Steak debuts a new fall menu that includes chef favorites like the cedar plank salmon, a citrus crusted wild Alaskan salmon filet in a soy maple glaze for $23; the rack of lamb in an asiago herb crust, creamy asiago risotto and mint demi glaze for $32; the farmers cut 14-ounce rib-eye with mascarpone smashed potatoes and truffle Madeira sauce for $32. And the red velvet waffles with warm sweet plantains, candied pecans and vanilla bean ice cream for $7. Harvest Steak and Seafood Restaurant at Pheasant Run Resort is at 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 584-6300 or pheasantrun.com.
Famous Dave's Cubs special
In honor of the Cubs making it to the World Series, Famous Dave's is taking $10 off its All American BBQ Feast for every to-go order on World Series game days. The Feast consists of a full slab of St. Louis-style spareribs, a whole country-roasted chicken, a half pound of either Texas beef brisket or Georgia chopped pork, coleslaw, fries, Wilbur beans, six pieces of sweet corn and four cornbread muffins. Serves 4-6. Famous Dave's has locations in Addison, Algonquin, Bolingbrook and Oswego. famousdaves.com/home.
Oak Brook Hills' pumpkins and pancakes
Dress up for pumpkins and pancakes from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Oak Brook Hills Resort. The day includes pumpkin decorating, a caramel apple station, trick-or-treating, a harvest photo, fire pits and s'mores, pumpkin rides, games and raffles. A spooky brunch buffet includes bloody finger hot dogs, jack-o'-lantern stuffed peppers, eyeball eggs, candy corn cupcakes, grave yard dirt cups, and for the adults, surf-and-turf eggs Benedict, blueberry and mascarpone crepes, cinnamon challah French toast and more. $20 for adults, $10 for kids 12 and younger, and free for kids younger than 2. Oak Brook Hills Resort is at 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook. (630) 850-5555 or oakbrookhillsresortchicago.com/.
Roka Akor's beer dinner
Upscale Japanese restaurant Roka Akor partners with Louis Glunz Beer for a Hitachino Nest beer dinner beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. The dinner menu includes beef tataki with pickled cipollini, dynamite scallop maki, Japanese-style fried chicken with sweet chili aioli and Fresno chili; wagyu beef sliders; and beer doughnuts with chocolate espresso dipping sauce. Beer pairings include Hitachino Nest Ginger Ale, Hitachino Nest Anbai, Hitachino Saison du Japon, Natachino Nest Dai Dai, and Hitachino Nest HX. $65 per person not including tax and gratuity. Roka Akor is at Westfield Old Orchard, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie. (847) 329-7650 or rokaakor.com/#.