Event at Wyndham Glenview Suites to showcase 28 area restaurants
Organizers of the 3rd Annual Heart of Glenview are aiming to cure Chicago cabin fever Feb. 1 at the third annual Heart of Glenview.
The fund-raising event will showcase the house specialties of 28 top area restaurants at the Wyndham Glenview Suites here.
Proceeds from the event to be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. will benefit seven local charities.
Since its inception, the Heart of Glenview event has raised more than $185,000. 100% of all ticket sales are donated to the charity, and everything at the event is donated.
A donation of $40 will give attendees access to all of the food and beverage offerings. The hotel has donated its 5,200-square foot Grand Ballroom to set up 28 mini-restaurants with tastings of everything from crab cakes to truffles, sushi to carrot soup.
Additionally, the hotel is donating 10 percent of all room proceeds on behalf of any guest who references the event.
“We all get a little crazed with cabin fever as the winter continues to drag on and the Heart of Glenview event is designed as a great excuse to get out and enjoy some great food and wine for a great cause,” said Maria Rucci-Blazek, Wyndham Hotel director of sales & marketing.
“People can pop over to the event or make a weekend out of it at the hotel, enjoying our indoor swimming pool and oversized suites. Glenview is a tight-knit community and local resident Chris Krueger has created an event that has become one of the city’s most anticipated annual events.”
Cuisine from 8 different countries will be featured at the event, including Italian, German and French.
A full list of restaurants and dishes may be found at glenviewgivingfoundation.org/events.html. Complimentary parking also is provided.
In addition to hosting the event, the Wyndham Glenview Suites will provide a 3-foot-high fountain featuring classic Belgian chocolate, as well as special appetizers.
Receiving charities include Clearbrook, Connections for the Homeless, Glenkirk, Northfield Township Food Pantry, Sister Paulanne’s Needy Fund, Wesley Child Care and Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook.