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Posts tagged "Bartender"

Are you Chicago's Best Amateur Bartender?

As many of you know, every Tuesday night at Prairie Fire we invite a guest behind the bar to raise tips for a charity of their choice. Our in-house mixologist, Dan Sviland coordinates with our guest bartender to make a special cocktail for the evening and we put some food together that pairs with the... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
November 29, 2010 at 4:21 pm
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Prairie Fire Bartender Competition - Top Ten Reasons to Enter

Top Ten Reasons Why You Want To Enter The Prairie Fire Bartender Competition: Ten:  It will be a lot of fun to test out your original cocktail ideas with your friends. Nine: I am really looking forward to trying out the cocktail recipes that you submit for competition. Eight:  You will be helping the local... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
November 28, 2010 at 7:52 pm
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Tuesday June 8th Bartender at Prairie Fire will be Brian Shields

Guest Bartender:   Brian Shields – Young Professional Chapter Lyric Opera of Chicago   Featured Cocktail:  The Bottom’s Up! Inspired by Nick Bottom  from Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”   — Muddled Basil, Lemon, and Local Strawberries with North Shore Distillery Vodka ($8) Designated Charity:  Lyric Opera of Chicago Special Appetizer:  Phyllo Strudel Canape of Braised Local Greens and Capriole... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
June 4, 2010 at 4:12 pm
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John Kinder and Death's Door Spirits tonight at Prairie Fire

On June 1, our Guest Bartender event has a delightful local flavor:  Death’s Door spirits. John Kinder will be serving his own version of the Monkey Gland. Death’s Door Gin will be matched with Fresh Orange Juice, Fresh Grenadine and Sirene Absinthe.  John paired his cocktail with our Shrimp Rolls as the appertizer of the... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
June 1, 2010 at 12:54 pm
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Chris LaMorte from UrbanDaddy.com this weeks guest bartender

We are looking forward to having Chris join us behind the bar of Prairie Fire this Tuesday. Chris is the Chicago Editor of urbandaddy.com and his charity for the night is “Friends of the Children of Haiti” Sarah has a fantastic “Tallgrass Beef” Brisket Pizza and we have created a Basil Citrus Fizz. The drink... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
May 10, 2010 at 4:12 pm
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Black Drum and White Lady

On Tuesday night we have a guest bartender at Prairie Fire between 6 and 8 o’clock.  My part in all of this is that I talk to the person and ask them what food they would like to serve with their featured beverage.  It’s not that it has to match exactly it’s more like it... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
March 28, 2010 at 11:06 am
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Prairie Fire's Tuesday Guest Bartender - February 23 - Portia Belloc Lowndes

This Tuesday from 6-8 pm at Prairie Fire, we will host Portia Belloc Lowndes as our Guest Bartender. She will be shaking up some Bee’s Knees with our mixologist Daniel Sviland. The featured appetizer will be a Crostini of Baked Feta Cheese drizzled with “Heritage Prairie Farms” Honey and topped with micro-greens. Portia has chosen... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
February 20, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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Tuesday Guest Bartender - Feb 16 - Ron Kaplan

Our Tuesday Night Guest Bartender program continues at Prairie Fire; this week we will have one of our regulars from Prairie Grass Cafe – Ron Kaplan. Daniel Sviland will host Ron from 6-8 pm on Tuesday night and will be featuring the “Ronnie’s Old Fashion” Woodford Reserve Bourbon with Fresh Lemon & Orange Zest, Turbinado... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
February 15, 2010 at 7:59 pm
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Bill Kurtis at Prairie Fire Tonight

Yes, it is official – Prairie Fire is now open. We are kicking off our Tuesday night guest bartender series with Bill Kurtis. Daniel Sviland, our Mixologist for both restaurants, and Bill will be bartending this evening from 6-8 pm. Come and join us for a Cherry-Lime-Rickey made with Northshore Distillery Gin. Prairie Fire is... Read more »
By Sarah Stegner,
February 9, 2010 at 1:27 pm
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