Chicago Luxury Ice Cream Festival September 4, 2009

Amidst Chicago’s irresistible charm, we are proud to bring you a gourmet festival of the coolest proportions.
On Friday-night of Labor Day weekend 2009 ~ Sept.4th from 7 – 10pm ~ the Chicago Luxury Ice Cream Festival will be born!

Our Festival, now Chicago’s Festival, will feature the micro-creamery scene in America.
It’s like the micro-brewery scene in the 90’s, when it was starting to become really exciting.
Small-batch ice cream and gelato companies, along with high-end pastry chefs, have been pouring the soul back into the whole experience of eating a frozen creamy dessert.
We started thinking, what if we brought some of them here to Chicago, paired them together with some exciting pastry chefs and chocolatiers, and let everyone come and taste. And tah-dah! Here it is!

{This is not the ice cream social that you knew as a kid, this is ice cream gone totally chic!}

For the ticket price of $25, you'll indulge in some truly extraordinary ice cream and frozen creations that are a refined labor-of-love.
It promises to start your Labor Day weekend festivities in grand style!
We’re happy to say that most of these producers get their fresh ingredients from local farmers.

Highlights:
- A Grand Tasting of amazing and rare ice cream, gelato, and sorbet.
- With over 25 tasting stations, it’ll be a whole evening of having your dessert 1st!
- We’ve told these micro-creameries: create your best flavor yet, without having to worry about cost!
- And when you need to take a break from the sweetness, we’ll also have several savory stations with beer & wine tastings. And then… you can go back for more!
It’ll be a total gorge fest!
- Weather permitting, we’ll have both the courtyard and the roof-top terrace open for you to seriously chill-out.
- Plus you’ll be able to stroll along Chicago’s beautiful North Pond!

*Over 25 tasting stations featuring amazing and rare ice cream, gelato, and sorbet

*Several savory stations with beer & wine tastings.

Official Website: http://chicagoicecreamfestival.com