Sip a Preview of Museum of Mexican Art's Big Tequila/Mezcal Event
Wednesday Tasting Event Previews Museum's July 27 Copitas de Sol Fundraiser
Just about every non-profit boasts about the food and beverages that will be served at its fundraising events.
The National Museum of Mexican Art, located at 1852 W. 19th St. on Chicago's South Side, is going above and beyond this Wednesday evening (July 2) by holding a free tasting of the featured tequilas and mezcals — curated by Chicago agave spirits expert Lou Bank — in an after-hours event to promote its July 27 Copitas de Sol: A Spirited Mixer.
This Local Food Forum article has details and links to register for both Wednesday’s preview and the big July 27 event, which sounds like a blast!
And stay tuned to Local Food Forum: I visited this past week to interview Lou and Thelma Uranga, the museum's communications and development director, to take a deep dive into the Copitas event... an article will follow soon.
Get the Blues (and Greens and Reds and Purples...) of Peak Season
Some New-in-Season News from the Saturday Markets
If you needed any convincing that the peak Chicago region produce season is on, feast your eyes on the lead photo in this Local Food Forum article. The Chicago's Green City Market Lincoln Park stand of Nichols Farm & Orchard (Marengo, Illinois) had big piles of summertime cruciferous vegetables in a palette of vivid colors.
Closing out the first half of the year with other new in season crops. They’re coming in fast and furious, so get to your local market, buy some of this super-fresh and delicious food, and support our local farmers.
Love Farmers Markets So Much You Want to Work for One of the Best?
Chicago's Green City Market Has Two Full-Time Open Positions
Local Food Forum has published numerous articles about Chicago's Green City Market, its key role in energizing the once-dormant farmers market community, and its popularity as a destination market for thousands of Chicago area residents. If you have shopped there, you know what a dynamic experience it is.
If you have ever pondered what it must be like to work for Green City... here's a chance for you to find out. The non-profit organization — which stages the Saturday and Wednesday markets at its flagship Lincoln Park location and its Saturday satellite market in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood — has two full-time job openings.
This Local Food Forum article has details and links to apply.