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Today and tomorrow, the Good Eating stage at the Printers Row Lit Fest features cooking demos and talks from the likes of former Top Chef contestant Radhika Desai, mixologist Bridget Albert, chef Gale Gand (Brunch), and trib reporter Mark Caro (The Foie Gras Wars). Schedule here (PDF). Sat-Sun 10 AM-6 PM, Dearborn between Congress and Polk, free.
The Chicago Botanic Garden Wine Festival features 250 wines from more than 40 wineries, plus cooking demos, seminars by wine experts, food, and live music. Admission includes 10 tasting tickets and a souvenir wine glass. Sat 6/6, noon-7 PM, Sun 6/7, noon-6 PM, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, 847-835-5440, $30, $25 in advance, $10 designated drivers, free under 21.
Chef Leah Caplan, founder of Death’s Door Spirits, holds a class on how to make summer hors d’oeuvres; attendees can taste the creations paired with Death’s Door vodka and gin cocktails. Taste Food & Wine, 1506 W. Jarvis, 773-761-3663, $25.
