Food

We know how tough it can be to choose between cupcakes and cocktails at a party. What if you decide to have both? Then you end up juggling your martini while trying to peel the wrapper off a cupcake. It’s a mess. That’s why we’re hosting Cupcakes Under the Influence on April 3, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at award-winning bar Vertigo Sky Lounge!

Culinary Care is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that delivers meals to in-need families & individuals affected by cancer to help provide one less worry during such a difficult time. We started in 2013 and we are now celebrating our 500th meal delivered!

With Chiberia coming and going as it pleases, we’re not the only ones who need to bundle up and stay warm! Let’s not forget our furry friends that we snuggle next to over the weekend or when we get that snow day from school and work! They’re happy and warm at your house, but there are many more who aren’t as lucky as your faithful furry friend.

The Chinese New Year is upon us and it’s time to celebrate the year of the Horse with several different events hitting Chicago! If you're looking for something to do, check out this list of must-see events that are meant to transform Chicago into the largest Chinese New Year destination in North America!

Listen up football fans, foodies and philanthropists! This is Sara from Ripple Public Relations, and I have the scoop on an awesome event to help raise money for the Chicago chapter of Stand Up For Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending youth homelessness by providing outreach, supplies and support.

My husband David may have been traded to another team, but that does not stop us from returning home and hosting a charity fundraiser with his former teammates. The David DeJesus Family Foundation has teamed up with Cubs Charities to host “Strike a Chord” Celebrity Karaoke to benefit ALS research, a disease which has affected our close friend Brian Schnurstein. The event will feature David, myself, Ryan Chiaverini (Windy City LIVE), Jeff Hoover (WGN), B96 Morning Show team, Danni Allen (winner of Biggest Loser) and Cubs players teaming up with local media personalities and Chicagoans to compete on the microphone. In addition to cocktails, food will be provided by American Junkie, Chicago Q, Siena Tavern, Wow Bao and GT Fish & Oyster.

Meez Meals, a Chicago company that delivers recipes along with healthy ingredients prepped and ready to cook at home, is joining forces with Common Threads to introduce “Meals for Good.” The yearlong partnership is designed to offer healthy meal solutions through an efficient delivery process.

The holiday’s are upon us and we at Spare Time Inc. are excited to do our part by helping those in need and spreading the holiday love. That’s why Friday, November 15th, we launched a company wide “Holiday Canned Food Drive” to benefit a local South Side homeless shelter. The drive will end a week or so before Christmas!

** UPDATED November 15, 2013 : Here is a link to donate to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan right now: http://www.crowdrise.com/FundraiserforTyphoonHaiyan**

Brace yourselves my deprived chocolate connoisseurs because the World of Chocolate Gala offers a taste of both sweet and savory creations by chefs, chocolatiers and caterers from Chicago, all in the name of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.