MEDIA UPDATE
FOR: BON APPÉTIT PRESENTS CHICAGO GOURMET 2015 chicagogourmet.org facebook.com/ChicagoGourmet @Chicago_Gourmet #HamHop
CONTACT: IMR Janet Isabelli | Lisa Taylor [email protected] | [email protected] (312) 878-1222 ______
BON APPÉTIT PRESENTS CHICAGO GOURMET ANNOUNCES TICKET SALES FOR HAMBURGER HOP AND LATE NIGHT GOURMET AUGUST 6 AT 10:00AM
Ready, set…fire!
WHAT: Bon Appétit presents Chicago Gourmet invites guests to a late summer celebration showcasing the city’s most popular burger competition and late night fête – the Hamburger Hop and the official after party, Late Night Gourmet – on Friday, September 25.
*Tickets for both events go on sale Thursday, August 6 at 10 a.m. CST at chicagogourmet.org.
HAMBURGER HOP The competition will be fierce and the skyline aglow as juicy hamburgers are cooked to perfection at the annual rooftop party. Attendees will enjoy tantalizing creations made with Buckhead Beef by 15 top Chicago chefs, sip on brews by Lagunitas Brewing Company and rub elbows with Bon Appétit magazine's Adam Rapoport and Andrew Knowlton, the evening’s hosts. They will also meet celebrity judges like 93XRT’s Lin Brehmer, Mike Gebert of the Chicago Sun-Times and Spike Mendelsohn from Good Stuff Eatery (2014 Judge's Choice Winner). Together, the judges will name the Buckhead Beef Hamburger Hop Champion. Guests will also have a say in determining a second winner by sampling the same mouth-watering burgers and casting their vote to determine the People’s Choice victor.
LINEUP: The 2015 Hamburger Hop lineup is brimming with a star-studded lineup, including:
Emcees Adam Rapoport, Editor in Chief, Bon Appétit Andrew Knowlton, Restaurant & Drinks Editor, Bon Appétit
Chefs Chris Curren, Seven Lions Chris Federowicz, Four Corners Tavern Group Chris Gawronski, The Gage Tim Graham, Travelle Cory Grupe, Timothy O'Toole's Daniel Grynevich, Kuma's Too Ryan McCaskey, Acadia Paul Morrison, Miller's Pub Hisanobu Osaka, Japonais Doug Psaltis, RPM Steak Cardel D. Reid, The Signature Room Chris Rook, Morton’s The Steakhouse Joseph Rosetti, Harry Carry's Michael Shrader, LUXBAR Dino Tsaknis, David Burke’s Primehouse
Judges Lin Brehmer, 93XRT Mike Gebert, Chicago Sun-Times Spike Mendelsohn, Good Stuff Eatery (2014 Judge's Choice Winner) And others to be named soon!
Buckhead Beef will supply the meats, Lagunitas Brewing Company will pour the suds and Chicago DJ Megan Taylor will take to the turntables.
LATE NIGHT GOURMET Late Night Gourmet, the official after-party of the Hamburger Hop, will be held at world- famous celebrity lair, The Underground.
Sponsored by CS magazine, Belvedere Vodka, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Milestone Wines, Moet + Chandon Champagne and The Underground, the event promises conviviality into the wee hours with late-night bites, divine libations and energizing music from DJ Rock City. Guests with this highly sought after ticket will mix and mingle with more than 500 of Chicago’s tastemakers and influencers, including Chicago Gourmet chefs, sommeliers and mixologists.
WHEN: Friday, September 25, 2015 Hamburger Hop: Harris Theater Rooftop in Millennium Park 205 E. Randolph St. | Chicago, IL 60601 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Late Night Gourmet: The Underground 56 W Illinois St. | Chicago, IL 60654 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
COST/INFO: Hamburger Hop: $125 Late Night Gourmet: $50 If purchased together: $160 Prices are exclusive of taxes and fees. Both events are open to the public, and are ticketed separately from Chicago Gourmet and the Grand Cru. Tickets and more details are available at www.chicagogourmet.org. Attendees must be at least 21 years of age.
SPONSORS: Hamburger Hop Buckhead Beef, Lagunitas Brewing Company, American Express, Turano Baking Company, Choose Chicago, W.J. Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits and Chicago Sun-Times
Late Night Gourmet CS magazine, Belvedere Vodka, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Milestone Wines, Moet + Chandon Champagne and The Underground
ABOUT: ABOUT BUCKHEAD BEEF Buckhead Beef® was established in 1983 with a handful of devoted employees and a very simple operating philosophy: to provide the finest quality products at the best prices. Buckhead Beef® is totally committed to customer satisfaction and service. In 1996, The Buckhead Beef® Company gained international recognition while serving as the official supplier of meat and seafood products of the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games. On August 20, 1999 Buckhead Beef® joined the Sysco family as a specialty meat company. The Buckhead Beef® brand has become synonymous with quality nationwide. Breed and geographic oriented sourcing, packer level alliances and premium programs continually raise industry standards while strengthening Buckhead Beef®'s position as the industry's leading protein supplier. www.buckheadbeef.com
ABOUT LAGUNITAS BREWING COMPANY From points distant and beyond, we all converged on Petaluma in 1993 and '94 with an un- enunciated desire to be more than we were before. The core of Lagunitas came from Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Walker Creek and the highlands of Quincy.
The Chicago contingent initiated the brewing and the gravitational effect of its suchness did the rest. We all loved the beer but the mission was larger than the ordinary joy of a hoppy- sweet quaff. It was driven unseen by an urge to communicate with people, to find our diasporidic tribe, and to connect with other souls adrift on a culture that had lost its center and spun its inhabitants to the four winds to wander lost and bereft with a longing to re- enter the light. Beer, we have learned, has always been a good lubricant for social intercourse!
The Lagunitas Brewing Co. was not so much an act of ordinary 'foundling' as it was willed into being by the unspoken desire of supportive beer-lovers in Northern California after which they continued to nurture their creation and urged us forward to fulfill the unifying needs of that same beer-loving diaspora from coast to coast and beyond. It is good to have friends! www.lagunitas.com
ABOUT BON APPÉTIT: Bon Appétit is where food and culture meet. The award-winning No. 1 food lifestyle brand covers food through the lens of cooking, fashion, travel, design, and home. Under editor in chief Adam Rapoport, the brand has been nominated for 18 National Magazine Awards, including wins in 2014 for General Excellence and Photography; 12 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards; and more than 50 Society of Publication Designers (SPD) nominations including design, photography, and Magazine of the Year. Under Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Pamela Drucker Mann, the magazine was named the Advertising Age A-List Magazine of the Year in 2013 and “One to Watch” in 2014, and has been Adweek’s Food Magazine of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2014. www.bonappetit.com
ABOUT CHICAGO GOURMET: Now in its eighth year, Chicago Gourmet, the nation’s premier culinary experience aimed at promoting Chicago’s world-class culinary community, will take place September 25-27, 2015. It was created by the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) and the Anton Family Foundation to celebrate and honor both Chicago’s culinary achievements and the creative vision of the chefs, Master Sommeliers, and wine-, spirit-, and beer-makers who participate. It also spotlights Chicago as an international culinary destination via its unparalleled epicurean talent. For more information, please visit www.chicagogourmet.org and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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