21 delicious things to eat at the Green Tie Ball

Reprinted with permission from DiningChicago.com

By Leah A. Zeldes

More than 70 Chicago restaurants’ chefs will be whipping up their specialties at this year’s Green Tie Ball, Saturday, Sept. 17. Here’s a short selection of what’s on the menu. Tickets start at $125.

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1. Big Jones, Chef Paul Fehribach, Cajun chicken and andouille gumbo.
2. Blue 13, Chef Chris Curren, smoked seafood and market vegetable ceviche.
3. Coco Pazzo, Chef Stephanie Mazzone, strawberry-basil zuppa inglese.
4. Coobah, Chef Jimmy Madia, chicken liver and chorizo pate with spicy sugarcane mustard and mission fig mojo.
5. David Burke’s Primehouse, Chef Rick Gresh, duck and foie gras dumplings.
6. Devon Seafood Grill, Chef Kevin Hillbery, tuna and veggie sushi.
7. The Drawing Room, Chef Nick Lacasse, rabbit confit with caraway carrot puree, mustard spatzle, buckwheat honey and beer.
8. Frontier, Chef Brian Jupiter, antelope tartare with Fresno chilies, Thai basil, lemon, extra-virgin olive oil and house-made chips.
9. Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, Chef Audry Triplett, mini filet sandwiches.
10. The Grill on the Alley, Chef Robert Reinke, gazpacho with chopped avocado, chives and lump crab meat.
11. La Scarola, Chef Armando Vasquez, pasta natale (ground sausage and mushrooms in spicy sauce, tossed with penne and diced provolone cheese). 
12. Prasino, Chef Scott Halverson, white tuna tartar with unagi sauce, avocado, firecracker and wasabi caviar on a sesame cracker.
13. Prosecco, Chef Mark Sparacino, insalata granchio (jumbo lump crab, diced red peppers and scallions, brioche, truffle citronette).
14. Rockit, Chef Amanda Downing, miniature Rockit Burgers with melted brie, fried shallots and medjool date aioli.
15. Rosebud Steakhouse, Chef Steve Coppolillo, short rib brioche sliders.
16. Roy’s Restaurant, Chef Rhett Dukes, Maine lobster dim sum with white truffle emulsion.
17. Salatino’s, Chef Joseph Farina, meatball salad.
18. The Slide Ride, Chef Nida Rodriguez, pork bahn mi sliders.
19. Tavern on Rush, Chef John Gatsos, barbecue-glazed beef short ribs with smoked gouda-sweet corn mashed potato dollop.
20. Tete Charcuterie, Chefs Thomas Rice and Kurt Guzowski, beet risotto fritters with gorgonzola.
21. III Forks Steakhouse, Chef Tommy Nevill, beef croustades and crab and avocado canapes.