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Dining events: Raise a glass to Wildfire's Oktoberfest beer dinners

Wildfire hosts Oktoberfest beer dinners

Fall is coming as suburban Wildfire locations host special Oktoberfest beer dinners this week. The four-course menu paired with classic German-style brews comes to the Schaumburg and Lincolnshire locations at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, and the Oak Brook location at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11. The evening begins with a reception of passed appetizers (bratwurst and sauerkraut meatballs and German potato cake patties) paired with Krombacher Pils, followed by the seated dinner at 7 p.m. Nosh on chicken schnitzel paired with Two Brothers Atom Smasher for the first course before moving on to Sauerbraten: Braised Beef Roast paired with Metropolitan Afterburner. German chocolate cake paired with Erdinger Oktoberfest rounds out the meal. The dinner costs $55, plus tax and gratuity. Wildfire is at 235 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire, (847) 279-7900; 1250 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, (847) 995-0100; and 232 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, (630) 586-9000. wildfirerestaurant.com/.

Moretti's opens in Rosemont

Moretti's Ristorante and Pizzeria brings its Italian and American classics to Rosemont when it opens its eighth location at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, in the newly renamed Moretti's Rosemont Plaza. Catch a variety of sports on 30 65-inch or larger full HD TVs throughout the 10,000-square-foot restaurant. Plus, the outdoor garden, which can seat 150, includes three daytime-viewing TVs and a canopied bar area. There will be live DJs playing classic to current hits from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. several nights a week. Moretti's will open at 3 p.m. daily Sept. 8-15 for happy hour, dinner and late night. Starting Saturday, Sept. 16, the restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Wednesday and until 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. The bar will stay open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until 4 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria is at 9519 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont. (847) 692-6600 or morettisrestaurants.com.

Q-BBQ in Naperville is marking the halfway point to St. Patrick's Day by adding smoked corned beef to its menu Sunday, Sept. 10, through Sept. 24. Courtesy of Q-BBQ

Halfway to St. Patrick's at Q-BBQ

Fast-casual Q-BBQ is marking the halfway point to St. Patrick's Day by adding smoked corned beef to its menu Sunday, Sept. 10, through Sept. 24. The smoked corned beef will be available as a plate, sandwich, ⅔ meat combo, sliders, on a salad, and by the pound for catering at all locations. Q-BBQ's smoked corned beef sandwich ($9.99) comes topped with sweet cabbage and spicy horseradish sauce on a brioche bun and includes one small side and two hush puppies. The smoked corned beef plate ($13.99) includes 22-hour hickory-smoked corned beef, an additional meat, a choice of two small sides or one regular side and two hush puppies. Q-BBQ is located at 103 S. Main St., Naperville. (630) 637-6400 or q-bbq.com/home.

Reel Club's Sushi & Cocktail Making Class

Have you ever thought about making sushi but didn't know where to start? Reel Club's executive chef James Woodfork demonstrates how to craft a variety of maki, sashimi and nigiri during a Sushi & Summer Cocktail Making Class at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13. Wine & Spirits director Brad Wermager will demonstrate how to shake up refreshing cocktails while guests enjoy a four-course menu. Dinner features sweet chili salmon hand rolls paired with mango Rickey, followed by a main course of vegetable and tofu tempura paired with a fresh lime margarita and, for dessert, green tea ice cream and a Moscow Mule. The seated dinner, which begins at 7 p.m., costs $65 plus tax and gratuity. Reel Club is at 272 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook. (630) 368-9400 or reel-club.com/.

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