Taste of Chicago

Chicago's largest food and entertainment fest kicks off at 10 a.m. July 10 in Grant and Millennium Parks from Balboa to Randolph at Michigan. The "Taste" entertainment stages features entertainment by top celebrities such as Robin Thicke, Jill Scott and Chicago-band Polarcode. The Mazda6 Celebrity Chef du Jour includes Rick Bayless, 6:30 p.m. July 10 (sold out); Carrie Nahabedian, Naha, 6:30 p.m. July 11; Giuseppi Tentori, Boka and GT Fish & Oyster, 6:30 p.m. July 12 (sold out); Gale Gand and the Hearty Boys partner for a brunch menu noon July 13 and Paul Kahan winds up the series at noon July 14 (sold out).  The five-day festival also features daily entertainment, chef demos, food vendors and, new this year, food trucks and pop-up restaurants. http://cityofchicago.org