Washington wines to be showcased in Libertyville

Posted October 06, 2008 11:00 pm

By Jeff Pizek Daily Herald Staff

Chef Jean Marc Loustaunau designed eight autumn-appropriate courses for Cafe Pyrenees' October tapas wine dinner. Kurt "The Wine Guy" Yost expounds upon the paired wines, which come from Washington State boutique vineyards.

Facts: Open seating between 5 and 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Cafe Pyrenees, 1762 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. $55, $27 excluding wine. (847) 362-2233 or cafepyrenees.com.

More Bar-B-Que

Barbecue and self-help book guru "Famous" Dave Anderson's chain plops down in Algonquin. The grand opening includes a "rib cutting" and FD's traditional Native American-style "Passing of the Embers," where the new location receives embers from a ceremonial fire begun at the first restaurant in 1994.

Facts: 10:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que, 1521 S. Randall Road, Algonquin. (847) 458-0960 or famousdaves.com.

Frisky fifteen

Celebrate the 15th anniversary of French brasserie Marché with signature dishes by the restaurant's founding chefs as well as current executive chef Matt Tobin. Festivities include raffles, S&M artists, "Dr. Seuss" entertainment and modern burlesque performers.

Facts: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Marché, 833 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $15, portion of proceeds benefits Perspectives Charter Schools. (312) 226-8399 or marche-chicago.com.

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