Cooking with the Best Chefs in Lombard offers culinary events and cooking classes. The cooking demonstration “Cooking with Morels and Mushroom Collecting” will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Carson Pirie Scott in Randhurst Mall, Mt. Prospect. Tom Nauman, owner of MorelMania.com will teach students how to prepare sauteed morels and bacon, breaded morels and morel gravy on toast and will provide tips on mushroom collecting. On June 3, the demonstration “Four Spring Salads” will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. at Crawdaddy Bayou in Wheeling. Chef Jonathan Bean of Evanston will teach students how to prepare Thai beef salad, boneless duck with lentils, wild rice and curry vinaigrette and cold sesame noodles with grilled chicken and Chinese sesame oil. Bean also will prepare three lettuces with mixed shellfish and Spanish vinaigrette. The cost is $20 for each demonstration. Advance registration is required. To register, call 630-930-6001 or visit www.bestchefs.com.
The Fox Valley chapter of the German-American National Congress, a non-profit organization, is holding its 35th anniversary dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday at Four Seasons on the Fox in South Elgin. The German family-style dinner will be followed by an awards presentation, cash bar, music and dancing. Tickets cost $35. Call 630-232-0099.
The Barrington Area Council on Aging, 200 S. Hough St., Suite 001, is sponsoring an Older American’s Month luncheon at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Barrington Park District, 235 Lions Drive. The event will include bingo, blood pressure screenings and entertainment by the Singin’ Swingin’ Seniors Kitchen band of the Dundee Township Park District. A donation of $2.75 is suggested. Call 847-381-5030 to make a reservation.
Emmett’s Tavern & Brewing Co., 128 W. Main St., West Dundee, is open for lunch Saturdays. The restaurant’s sidewalk cafe will open for the summer at the end of May. In addition, a Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will be offered beginning June 2. Call 847-428-4500.
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