Dining events: Treat your sweet at Weber Grill
Weber Grill's sweetest day
Take your sweet to Weber Grill for a Sweetest Day dinner for two Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18. Begin with a baby greens and citrus salad. Each person chooses an entree of cedar plank grilled mahi mahi or Parmesan truffle-crusted N.Y. strip; and a dessert to share of red velvet cake with cream cheese icing and strawberry sauce. $65 per couple, not including tax and gratuity. Weber Grill has suburban locations in Lombard and Schaumburg. Webergrillrestaurant.com.
Chili Fest in Chicago
Sample some of the city's best chili at the first Chili Fest beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, and 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Participating restaurants include Lindy's Chili, Kuma's Corner, Dia De Los Tamales, Chicago's Doghouse, Reggies Chicago, and Municipal Bar + Dining Company. The suggested donation is $5 at the door or bring a winter coat to donate to The Chicago Spartans Coat Drive. Sampling packages or a la carte bowls available the day-of. Chili Fest is at 218 W. Ohio St., Chicago. Chilifestchi.com.
Tuscany's sweetest day prix fixe
Tuscany loves love with a three-course prix fixe menu in honor of Sweetest Day on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Tuscany in Wheeling. Start with crabcakes and burrata di stefano appetizer; choose an entree from agnolotti aragosta, macadamia-encrusted Chilean Sea bass and risotto funghi. The third course is lava cake. $40 per person. Tuscany is at 550 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling. (847) 465-9988 or tuscanychicago.com.