VOX® Vodka celebrates the culinary decadence of today’s elite cocktails. Showcasing cocktails with elaborate garnishes that reflect the core, quality and style of today’s cocktail, Ben Reed, author of The Art of the Cocktail, will teach Chicago cocktail enthusiasts how to learn the art of the cocktail. Reed, famed U.K. mixologist and a member of London’s premiere IPBartenders, will be available to create cocktails, showcase the hottest at-home barware, autograph books and indulge Chicago Thursday, July 15, 5-7 p.m., Sur La Table, 52-54 Walton St., Chicago, Ill. 60610, RSVP: (312) 274-2500 ext. 588.