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AUGUST 2020 Exploring Life in the Fox FEATURED ARTIST WHAT I MISS MOST MARIA D’ANGELO ABOUT LIVE MUSIC BY RON ONESTI Interview with DONNIE WAHLBERG 35TH ANNUAL WAHLBURGERS ST. CHARLES OPENS IN SCARECROW FEST ST. CHARLES FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 1 FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 dining + cuisine lifestyle 4 Featured Dishes 34 5 Easy Habits Worth Doing – Ann Marie Guenther, That Girl Organizes 10 Festival of the Vine Canceled: New Event Added feature 12 Wahlburgers Opens In St. Charles 38 Interview with Donnie Wahlberg About the New Wahlburgers in St. Charles 14 Naperville Food Truck Festival – Kevin Ketchum 16 Fox Valley Restaurant Guide arts + entertainment 44 Arts and Entertainment Around The Fox Valley events 20 35th Annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival travel Trims Down Due to COVID 62 Cruise Around Lake Geneva in A Classic Car! 22 Naperville Park District 64 Lake Geneva Tristan Crist Magic Show 26 Aurora Launches Regional Bike Share Program business 28 Elgin Parks and Recreation Launching New Kids Club Program 66 If You Thought Website Accessibility Was Only For Your Customers, Think Again! 30 Kite Fly Event Set for Sunday, August 30 – Bill Boznos, Boznos Law Office 32 65th Wedding Anniversary of Barbara and out + about Edward Linskey at Hotel Baker 68 Snapshots of what’s going on around The Fox Publisher/Advertising: Kevin Ketchum NEXXUS Publishing [email protected] | 800-564-8024 x107 524 W. State St., Suite E Geneva, IL 60134 Production: Laura Vari 800-564-8024 [email protected] FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 3 dining + Featured Dishes cuisine Must try appetizers, entrees, desserts or cocktails available at local Fox Valley restaurants. All You Care to Enjoy Fish and Chips $19.95 Georges Bank Haddock – crispy fries – coleslaw – tartar sauce – malt vinegar. Catch 35 Naperville 35 S Washington St. Naperville, IL 60540 1-630-717-3500 Thai Shrimp & Scallops Blistered Green Beans, Shiitake Mushrooms, Sweet Grape Tomatoes, Thai Lemongrass Sauce, Ginger Rice. Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant 3710 E Main St., St Charles, IL 60174 1-630-940-1000 FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 Falafel Pita bread stuffed with Falafel, spread hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and tahini sauce. Eden on The River 1 Illinois St. St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-945-3332 BBQ Octopus Olive oil poached | White Beans | Tomato | Arugula | Calabrian Chili BBQ Sauce | Lemon Aioli GIA MIA St. Charles 31 S 1st Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-415-0770 The Escobar Cazadores Blanco Tequila, Luxardo, Lime and bitters. Finished with a spicy salt rim and a dehydrated lime wheel garnish. La Za Za Trattoria 5 S 1st Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630- 443-9304 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 5 Tuscan Shrimp & Eggplant Blackened Shrimp | Roasted Peppers | Lemon Vino | Crispy Eggplant | Chives Livia Italian Eatery 207 S. 3rd Street Geneva, IL 60134 1-630-402-6444 Donuts and Chocolate Covered Strawberries Homemade donuts and chocolate covered strawberries with caramel dipping sauce. McNally’s Irish Pub 109 W. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-513-6300 Banana Split Seasonally available for the *Toppings Set of 3* summer! Bourbon Candied Pecans *Scoops Set of 3* Banana Caramel Sauce The “Works” Ice Cream (cream Fudge Ripple Chocolate cheese & chocolate ice cream, Sauce cookie dough, brownie, and Roasted Pineapple Sauce fudge ripple) Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Bourbon Butterscotch Ice Cream Rhubarb Conserva Cotton Candy and Rhubarb Peanut Butter Cups Sherbet Cotton Candy Double Strawberry Sorbet Brown Butter Pizzelle Mexican Hot Chocolate Gelato Salted Chocolate Chi Yuzu Hibiscus Sorbet Dark Chocolate Sorbet Niche Salted Coffee Gelato by Kindred 14 S 3rd St Geneva, IL 60134 Coffee Roasters 1-630-262-1000 FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 Miso Glazed Chilean Seabass Jasmine rice, baby bok choy, pickled onions, crushed peanuts. ROX City Grill 100 W. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-845-5800 Al Pastor Quesadillas Toasty flour tortillas with melted Chihuahua cheese filled with marinated pork Salsa Verde 1850 Lincoln Hwy, St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-444-0673 (Also has locations in Oswego and Yorkville) Filet Mignon When people think of Stockholm’s, great steak is not the first thing that comes to mind. But our head chef, Dimas Montiel, who has been with us since the doors opened in May 2002, is also a skilled butcher. He cleans and hand cuts each one of our Filets and wet ages them 21 days in house. The entrée is an 8 oz choice, center cut aged Filet Mignon lightly seasoned and grilled to order. Served with our smashed potatoes, fresh steamed vegetables, and choice of cup of soup or side salad. Stockholm’s 306 W State Street, Geneva, IL 60134 1-630-208-7070 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 7 Grilled Salmon Crunchy Basil Grilled Salmon fillet topped with mild sweet chili, bell pepper and fried basil leaves. Served with jasmine rice. Vinothai 3825 E. Main Street The Knockout Martini St. Charles, IL 60174 Our Signature Martini: SVEDKA 1-630-443-8461 Clementine Vodka Infused with Fresh Golden Pineapple Sullivan’s Steakhouse 244 S Main Street Naperville, IL 60540 1-630-305-0230 Beef & Brie Sandwich Though we are currently Curbside Pickup only, we are grateful to still be ranked as one of the Best Restaurants in the Fox Valley on Trip Advisor! Try our new sandwich: All natural roast beef (beef, salt & pepper, that’s it!), melted Brie, tomato, roasted red pepper, red onion & horseradish sauce on Grilled Crusty Italian. Monday through Saturday from 11am- 3pm. Town House Books & Café 105 N 2nd Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-584-8603 Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken tikka masala is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken (chicken tikka) in a spiced creamy curry sauce. The sauce is usually creamy and orange- coloured. There are multiple claims to its place of origin such as the Indian subcontinent and the United Kingdom. Taste of The Himalayas 110 N. 3rd Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-444-1575 FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 9 dining + Festival of the Vine cuisine Canceled: New Event Added Tickets and more information for Sip & Sample Through September will be available by August 24 on genevachamber.com. The community and visitors look forward to Geneva festivals year after year. Knowing that our first thought, during these uncertain times, is the health and safety of those who may attend a festival, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Geneva of Commerce Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Festival of the Vine due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was sched- uled to be held September 11-13, 2020. “While this decision was difficult, Phase 4 guidelines do not permit an event the size of Festival of the Vine. We felt this decision is for the safety of our Festival of the Vine visitors and participants. We know the Festival of the Vine FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 is very popular and looked forward to, not “We thank the community for their sup- only by the locals, but visitors to Geneva as port and know that the Geneva Chamber is well, therefore we have created Sip & Sample working on creative ways to have smaller, Through September,” said Paula Schmidt, permittable events,” said Laura Rush, Com- President of Geneva Chamber of Commerce. munications Manager of Geneva Chamber of “A month-long event of restaurants offering Commerce. a sip and a sample of a popular or new item. It is our hope that patrons will then stay for Updates on all festivals and events may be breakfast, lunch or dinner in that eatery and found at genevachamber.com. help support the Geneva Chamber as well.” Tickets and more information for Sip & Sam- ple Through September will be available by August 24 on genevachamber.com. FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 11 dining + Wahlburgers Opens cuisine In St. Charles Wahlburgers takes a chef-driven approach to food, and a guest-driven approach to hospitality Wahlburgers highly anticipated restaurant in St. Charles opened to the gen- eral public at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28. The restaurant broke ground in early 2019 and has opened its doors to guests, taking all of the necessary precautions to ensure their wellbeing in accordance with the state of Illinois’ reopening plan. Ready and fully equipped with personal protective equipment, socially distanced seating, pre-shift employee wellness checks, hand sanitizer available throughout the establishment, and a focus on cleaning all high-touch surfaces often, the Wahlburgers St. Charles team is looking forward to safely welcome guests for dine-in service tomorrow. FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 “St. Charles holds a very special place in my promotions, and can redeem points for free heart,” said co-owner, Donnie Wahlberg. “Like food, merchandise, and other fun surprises. so many in our industry, we’ve faced a lot of Takeout, and delivery options will be available setbacks due to the impact of COVID-19, but from the St. Charles location as well. Takeout we are determined to deliver on my promise to orders can be placed via the Wahlburgers App, bring a safe, exciting and unique dining experi- wahltogo.com or by calling the restaurant. ence to the Fox Valley.” Delivery is available via partners Doordash and Uber Eats. The 5,000 sq ft. casual restaurant and bar features an abundance of outdoor seating for For more information about Wahlburgers, visit alfresco dining and a one-of-a-kind immersive Wahlburgers.com or follow along on social @ “Happy Place” area. The whimsical and social Wahlburgersstcharles on Facebook as well as media-friendly corner of the restaurant will @Wahlburgers on Instagram, Facebook and include a fun-filled and family-oriented pop-up Twitter.