($100 pre-sale, $125 at the door )

Welcome summer with hot grills, cool drinks, live music, and prizes at the ultimate Chicago grilling competition benefitting the Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (IRAEF)!

Enjoy an alfresco evening while interacting with the chefs, tasting their signature grill recipes, and helping to crown a winner! 

Proceeds from this year's event benefit the IRAEF ProStart scholarship program. By bringing together the industry and the classroom, ProStart gives students a platform to discover new interests and talents to open doors for fulfilling careers. Through a curriculum that includes all facets of the industry, and sets a high standard of excellence for students and the industry, ProStart students directly benefit from partnerships with local restaurants like the Plaza at Millennium Park.