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- Today at 3 PM, she’ll be at Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook for a sold-out book signing with appetizers served.
- She’s signing her new book, The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes From a Delicious Revolution, at the Michigan Avenue Borders tomorrow at 7 PM.
- At 6 PM Friday, Waters is the featured guest at a reception and five-course dinner at Kendall College to benefit Slow Food Nation and Slow Food Chicago. Tickets are $150.
- Green City Market hosts her 9 AM Saturday book signing.
- At 11:30 AM Saturday, she’ll attend a sold-out farm-to-table brunch at North Pond Restaurant.
- And finally, Saturday at 2:30 PM Waters will give a talk and read excerpts from her new book at Northwestern University‘s Thorne Auditorium. Audience questions and a book signing will follow. Tickets are $10.
Can you list the first-growth chateaus of Bordeaux? The Ultimate Wine IQ Challenge this Saturday and Sunday from 12-4 PM at Sam’s Wines & Spirits aims to separate the connoisseurs from the amateurs (no professional sommeliers allowed, though) with written and verbal tests, plus blind tastings, in three elimination rounds. It kicks off with tastings, games, and prizes, along with a written test for first-round contestants; the grand prize is a $1,000 Sam’s shopping spree.
