Local Root

$2 Lunch, $22.22 Dinner as Local Root Marks 2-Years

Farm-to-table focused Local Root marks its 2-year anniversary Sept 15-19, continuing to bring farm-fresh, organic, locally-sourced goodness to the center of Chicago’s high-rise heavy Streeterville. Using a network of small farm owners and food artisans from around the Midwest, Local Root continues to impress with an imaginative line-up of lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch selections.Continue reading “$2 Lunch, $22.22 Dinner as Local Root Marks 2-Years”

SOUTHERN DINNER TOUR, LIVE BLUEGRASS AT LOCAL ROOT

Thursday evenings in August, farm-to-table hot spot Local Root brings a taste of down-home, southern comfort to the heart of Chicago’s high-rise heavy Streeterville. Using locally-sourced ingredients, Local Root Chef/co-owner Issac Weliver creates a weekly culinary tour of the south, saluting South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, and Louisiana, teamed with live Bluegrass music by the DogContinue reading “SOUTHERN DINNER TOUR, LIVE BLUEGRASS AT LOCAL ROOT”

BENROMACH SCOTCH PAIRING DINNER

Scotland’s renowned Benromach Scotch plans a smack-down with Chicago’s polar vortex, offering-up the ultimate dude-centric, boys-night-out dinner. Thursday, February 6, Chef Isaac Weliver of farm-to-table hot spot Local Root (601 North Mc Clurg Court, Chicago) takes on Benromach’s challenge of a first-ever Scotch Pairing Dinner, creating a special carnivorous 4-course meal, including NY Strip Steak, Lamb skewers, and more…each matched with an appropriate Benromach Scotch. Throughout the $60-per-person,Continue reading “BENROMACH SCOTCH PAIRING DINNER”

Local Root Puts Farm-to-Table Twist on Afternoon Tea

Put stuffy notions of dainty watercress sandwiches and extended pinky fingers to rest, as Local Root unleashes a distinctly American, farm-to-table twist on this stately British tradition, launching their own interpretation of Afternoon Tea complete with potato blini crowned with California sturgeon caviar, tea cakes made with locally-sourced, handcrafted Limoncello…and tea-infused cocktails. Since opening last fall, Local Root has becomeContinue reading “Local Root Puts Farm-to-Table Twist on Afternoon Tea”

Local Root Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

Get ready for the big “one” as Local Root, an oasis of locally-sourced, organic freshness — tucked in the heart of Chicago’s high-rise-heavy Streeterville neighborhood, marks its one-year anniversary with a free day-long celebration Wednesday, Oct 2. Since opening last-fall, this casual-by-day, dinner and wine bar by night, has attracted a loyal following, with a lunch-time line-up ofContinue reading “Local Root Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary”