Durty Nellie's offering Mother's Day brunch
She's sacrificed a lot for you throughout the years. The least you can do is take her someplace with a complimentary drink on Mother's Day. Durty Nellie's offers a family-style brunch for $15 per person and a free mimosa for all mothers. Menu selections range from eggs Benedict to roast pork loin to broiled whitefish and include a choice of two veggies and an assorted dessert tray.
Facts: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 10, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. (847) 358-9150 or www.durtynellies.com.
The best for the best
Chandler's Chophouse says your mom deserves only the best. How? With delectable dinner and drink specials. Treat her to surf and turf, prime rib or stuffed sole, with chocolate lava cake for dessert. Make her extra thankful you were born with $2.75 glasses of house wine and $4 Skyy Vodka cocktails and martinis.
Facts: Noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 10. Reservations recommended. Chandler's Chophouse, 401 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. (847) 885-9009.
Taste the spring
Mother Nature might be holding out on us, but spring will definitely be sprung at the Spring Whites wine tasting festival at D.O.C. Wine Bar. For $35, samples will include Trefethen Chardonnay, Whitehall Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, Zind-Humbrecht Gewürztraminer, Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc and Darioush Viognier. The event includes light appetizers.
Facts: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, May 11, at D.O.C. Wine Bar, 2602 N. Clark St., Chicago. (773) 883-5101.