Eli's Birthday At The "Taste"

Eli's Cheesecake serves up a 1,000-pound birthday cheesecake in celebration of its and the Taste of Chicago's 33rd birthday. Festivities, taking place at the Buckingham Fountain, begin at 10:50 a.m. July 10 include a performance by "Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder" members, a "Happy  Birthday" salute by the Australian Bee Gees and free slices of the birthday cheesecake. Actor Charlie Barnett (pictured) of NBC's "Chicago Fire" takes charge of  the cheeesecake-slicing duties beginning 11:20 a.m. http://www.elicheesecake.com