City Unveils Taste Of Chicago Lineup
Twenty new restaurants will make their Taste of Chicago debut this summer, including six food trucks, and 11 vendors who will sell at pop-up stands for one or two days.
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Twenty new restaurants will make their Taste of Chicago debut this summer, including six food trucks, and 11 vendors who will sell at pop-up stands for one or two days.
In this follow-up report, CBS 2's Pam Zekman and a health expert hit some of the food booths at this year's event.
Day One of Taste of Chicago - and the crowds are showing up - just not as many as a typical opening day.
The Taste of Chicago is the largest outdoor food festival in Chicago. Showcasing the diversity of Chicago's dining community, the Taste is also home to some of the Summer's best music festivals...
CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman looked into the health inspection records of the restaurants featured at next week's massive event and found that some have failed up to three health inspections in the past two years.
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Thousands of people are sampled the food on the opening day of this year's Taste of Chicago.
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The festivities at Taste of Chicago could get a bit more expensive this summer.
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It's not exactly the mayor in a mosh pit.
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The city may have an affinity to food trucks occasionally, but alas they have been officially allowed into the Taste of Chicago this year. On one condition. They will be available at night during the nightly concerts only. Food trucks will be parked on the easternmost concrete path (parallel to Lake Shore Drive) with up to seven trucks selling entrees and desserts. Trucks will begin selling their yummy goods one hour before the evening concerts (4:30 p.m. for the Friday/Saturday concert prior to the 5:30 p.m. start and at 3 p.m. on Sunday prior to the 4 p.m. concert.) So let's take a gander at some of this year's food trucks.
Great food, including food trucks, is reason enough for most to attend the Taste of Chicago (going July 10 – 14). BUT, if you need more convincing, here's a list of bands playing over the next few days.
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