Rick’s Big Bite To Market, To Market If you haven’t visited The French Market, 131 N. Clinton on the lower level of Ogilvie Transportation Center, you owe it to yourself to do so. There are always special events taking place at this European-inspired market featuring dozens of food vendors at this upscale (in quality, but budget in price). Here’s a look at some of what’s going on in March. The newest addition is Bebe’s Eatery, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner using only the freshest ingredients to create delectable Kosher sandwiches, salads, wraps, pastas and sides. From Kosher to Easter, City Fresh Market is offers a chance to win a three-foot high chocolate Easter egg weighing in at a whopping 15 pounds of chocolate. The drawing runs through Thursday March 28. No purchase necessary. Delightful Pastries Easter selections include, lamb cakes with buttercream, cupcake baskets, rum and raisin yeast babka ($7.49) and Italian ricotta cheesecake. EJ Sushi offers samples of some of its most popular maki rolls (Godzilla, shrimp tempura and volcano) Saturday in March. Fumare Meats will be featuring Pascal Ham. These locally produced hams are 1 to 2 pounds each and are a customary European tradition. Klay Oven Kitchen will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with chicken green masala, boneless piece of chicken, simmered in fresh cilantro, mint and spinach sauce served with rice and Nan bread. On Thursday, March 14- Chef Peter Kappos of Greek Islands Restaurant will team present a cooking demo from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Saturday, March 23 bring the kids and Hop the Bunny Train 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 23. The fun-filled ride will be followed by an Easter Egg Hunt at 1:30 p.m. Additionally, get a chance to meet the market’s special guest, the Easter Bunny. Chicago French Market is open year-round, six days per week, offers complimentary garage parking with entrances at 164 N. Canal St. and 165 N. Clinton St. for one hour or less with a minimum purchase of $20 or more. For more information, go to chicagofrenchmarket.com.
Dinner/Theater by Rick Karlin & Gregg Shapiro
Gregg’s Theater Scene So Many Musicals, So Little Time The Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein musical revue “A Grand Night For Singing” continues through March 10, at The Mercury Theater. The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire presents the world premiere of “Now and Forever: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber,” through March 17. Need more Webber? Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre at No Exit Café presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Aspects of Love”, through Apr. 21. Saturdays through March 30, catch “Same Sex, Different Gays, Musical Tales of Relationships” at The pH Comedy Theater on Berwyn in Andersonville. Strawdog Theatre Company presents the Midwest premiere of the musical comedy “Improbable Frequency,” through March 31. Writers’ Theatre in Glencoe presents the Neil Simon/Cy Coleman/Dorothy Fields musical “Sweet Charity,” through March 31. Black Ensemble Theater’s production “From Doo Wop to Hip Hop”, written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor and Associate Director Rueben Echoles, is at the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center in Uptown, through Apr. 24. Extending Their Stays... The revised version of “columbinus,” written by Stephen Karam and P.J. Paparelli, runs through March 10, at American Theater Company. Now in its fifth year in Chicago at the Apollo Theater, “Million Dollar Quartet,” continues through April 28. Premiere Performances.. The Den Theatre’s world premiere production of Don Nigro’s postWWII noir play “City of Dreadful Night” directed by ensemble member Ron Wells, runs through March 16. The Ruckus Theatre and Tympanic Theatre’s world premiere co-production “Brewed,” by Scott T. Barsotti, is at Theater Wit through March 24. The Midwest premiere of Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery’s “Kill Shakespeare”, directed by Anderson Lawfer, runs through March 26 at Strawdog Theatre’s Hugen Hall.
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