{"id":29455,"date":"2018-05-04T13:23:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=29455"},"modified":"2018-08-15T09:42:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T14:42:39","slug":"italian-beef-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/italian-beef-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Annual Italian Beef Festival is Coming to Chicago This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yup.<\/p>\n

A whole damn festival. Dedicated to beef.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Rev Brewing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kicking off on May 26th of this year, the First Annual Italian Beef Fest\u00a0is coming to Chicago to celebrate one of our favorite cultural icons: the Italian beef sandwich. And whether you order yours wet, dipped, dry, or just generally smothered in peppers \u2013 this gut-busting event is aiming to please.<\/p>\n

Taking place in two sessions at Chicago’s own Revolution Brewing taproom, the fest will feature iconic brands like Al’s, Mr. Beef and Buona Beef, come through to grab a beer and a sandwich, as well as check out the beef eating\u00a0contest and a special guest appearance\u00a0by\u00a0Chicago’s Best’s Elliott Bambrough.<\/p>\n

Tickets to either session \u2013 one for lunch and one for dinner \u2013 cost $30 each, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

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For more info or to buy tickets, head to the Revolution Brewing website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit: Buona Beef Instagram<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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