Dining events
Lobster Time
Shaw's Crab House celebrates Maine lobster season with its Lobster Festival. There are specials aplenty, including Rocky's Lobster Deal special, which starts at $34.95 per person.
Throughout June and July at 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. (847) 517-2722.
Dine with dogs
Now that dogs can legally dine alongside their owners at restaurant patios in Chicago, Brasserie Jo hosts a slew of doggy activities and visiting pet professionals. First up is an animal massage therapist, then dogs from the Canine Therapy Corps.
5 to 10 p.m. Mondays through June at 59 W. Hubbard St., Chicago. (312) 595-0800
Plump 'Papa'
Gabriel's Restaurant celebrates American author Ernest "Papa" Hemingway with a five-course wine dinner dedicated to his passion for food and wine.
7 p.m. Tuesday at 310 Green Bay Road, Highwood. $125 all-inclusive per person. Reservations required. (847) 433-0031.
Scott C. Morgan
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