Dining events: Lake Zurich's Beelow's hosts Prisoner Wine dinner

Beelow's wine dinner takes no prisoners

Explore The Prisoner Wine Company, minus the bars and guards, with a seven-course wine dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. The menu includes seared day boat scallops, Prince Edward Island black mussels, chanterelle mushrooms and peppercorn-crusted New York Strip steak. Featured Prisoner Wine Company wines include the Cuttings Chardonnay, The Prisoner, The Thorn Merlot and The Cuttings Cabernet. $95 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Beelow's Steakhouse is at 763 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. (847) 540-0600 or Beelows.com.

Chicago Pizza Boss at Skeleton Key

Chicago Pizza Boss' pizza truck makes a stop from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 23, at Skeleton Key Brewery. Go for a wood-fired pizza and a pint or two. The new Berliner Weisse is on tap and the Don't Blink Scottish Ale is back. Skeleton Key Brewery is at 8102 Lemont Road, Unit 300, Woodridge. (630) 395-9033 or skeletonkeybrewery.com.

M Supper Club's challenge

M Supper Club dares you to finish the Old 96-er Challenge - a food competition John Candy could support. This 96-ounce meal includes four pounds of bone-in rib-eye, one pound of hash browns, brandied mushrooms and onions, onion straws, broccoli crowns and a triple chocolate milkshake. It's free if eaten by one person in 45 minutes. You lose? You pay $179.99. M Supper Club is at 394 W. Virginia St., Crystal Lake. (815) 526-3777 or msupperclub.com.