If the preview’s any indication, the attendees at First Look will have a lot more to look forward to than eye-popping vehicles.
There were tasting stations, with samples of items such as Bub City’s pulled pork and cole slaw, along with its chocolate peanut-butter cup; and Devon Seafood’s shrimp ceviche (shrimp with poached sweet potatoes, fresh corn and black bean salsa, and served with white corn chips). Among other restaurants offering tasty items were ZED451, Roy’s, Mitchell’s Premium Ice Crea & Candies, and even the Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association (which offered honey noodles).
Regarding spirits, I may have fallen in love with a new brand of vodka: American Harvest, an organic brand from the same company behind Grey Goose. Also, there were Gentleman Jack and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel; and Tres Agaves Tequila. (An aside: Jack Daniel’s rep Armando Zapata filled my head with many interesting facts, including that Frank Sinatra was buried with a bottle of it.)
The tuxedo-mandatory event First Look for Charity will take place Friday, Feb. 7, at 7-11 p.m. at McCormick Place—the night before the public can view the vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show. Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, Clearbrook, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and Special Olympics Illinois are just a few of the charities the event is benefiting this year.
Tickets are $250 each; see www.chicagoautoshow.com/first-look-for-charity/buy-tickets.
The Chicago Auto Show will take place Feb. 8-17 at McCormick Place.