A Taste of the Taste

Two weeks ago we noticed several tents pop up in the middle of Grant Park and wondered what they were for.  The Taste of Chicago was coming up, but they couldn't possibly need to set up over a week in advance, could they?  It seems they did as over 6.5 million people participated in one of the summer's biggest events.  However, we were not included in that number as we did not do any actual "tasting".  (In my opinion, calling it a Taste is a tad misleading as all the restaurants serve full-size portions.  You have to cross your fingers they have something good in a "taste" size.)  We did participate by attending two of the free concerts put on in conjunction with the Taste.  First up, Broadway in Chicago put on a few songs from the shows currently running or coming soon to Chicago.

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