Taste of Chicago
taste chicago also known locally taste world largest food festival held september chicago illinois grant park event also largest festival chicago nonfoodrelated event include live music multiple stage including petrillo music shell pavilion performance musical act vary nationally known artist like carlos santana moby kenny rogers robert plant name local artist since chicago country music festival held simultaneously taste chicago twoday festival typically held fall taste chicago also ride present may include ferris wheel jump fit among others arnie morton creator taste decided line chicago restaurant participate persuaded thenchicago mayor jane byrne commissioner cultural affair lois weisberg block michigan avenue first taste chicago july although organizer expected people crowd showed food soda sale grossing festival inception next year taste chicago moved grant park grew size scope becoming day event food vendor musical performer also became world largest food festival chicagofest started mayor michael bilandic precursor taste chicago bilandics tenure office newly elected mayor jane byrne attempted end festival well many program associated former mayor many chicagoans disapproved mayor byrnes attempt stop festivity although attendance chicagofest begun wane successor mayor harold washington dedicated time energy promoting taste slowly phasing chicagofest process mayor washington finally put end chicagofest moved navy pier soldier field attendance continued wane popularity taste chicago prompted city spawn numerous offshoot equivalent throughout north america taste champaign cityfest detroit taste danforth toronto taste kalamazoo taste addison taste denver taste dallas taste madison taste austin taste peoria peoria illinois bite portland name first taste festival taste cincinnati taste attracted million people food vendor food event include chicagostyle pizza chicago hot dog barbecued rib italian beef maxwell street polish sausage elis cheesecake variety ethnic regional food total million people visited taste chicago attendance previous record day event million million revenue lackluster statistic prompted several change mayor transferred power event chicago park district department cultural affair special event event shortened day taste chicago ran july july participating restaurant taste chicago turned profit first time six year sale totaling saturday july taste chicago closed severe weather—the first time festival canceled entire day excessive rainfall flooding festival ground june event one several chicago event officially cancelled due covid pandemic replaced taste chicago togo programming included online directory vendor video cooking demonstration performance food truck procession expansion existing community eats program brings free meal first responder july city official reported outbreak beginning par cove persian cuisine booth caused people fall ill due salmonella poisoning affected three hospitalized including one minor city official started receive report sickness monday waited issue notice wednesday notice warned public symptom cause behind bacteria spread consuming food contaminated animal feces thorough investigation par cove persian cuisine booth determined cucumber hummus pomegranate chicken source illness booth failed previous routine inspection serving undercooked dish city official file report wednesday city health inspector found several violation restaurant including unsanitary condition improper refrigeration mouse droppings festival host wide variety performer taste chicago