Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival – 2010 NYC Wine & Food Festival Auction
Auction Ends: Oct 15, 2010 05:00 PM EDT

Travel

Chicago Getaway at The Palmer House Hilton

Item Number
153
Sold
650 USD to rbjbd
Number of Bids
9  -  Bid History

Item Description

This package is your ticket to an exclusive VIP tour at Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing followed by dinner for two at Lockwood Restaurant with wine pairings. Explore the Windy City's interesting culinary scene and stay at The Palmer House Hilton for 2 nights.

The Palmer House didn't become a beloved downtown Chicago hotel by chance. It did so by design. Since 1871, the iconic Chicago hotel has been host to countless celebrated gigures. Today, having undergo a meticulous $170 million renovation, the Palmer House awaits those stories yet to be written and forever to be retold, from legendary weddings to grand meetings to moments of pure pleasure. Share in the inspired story of this downtown Chicago hotel.

There is nothing ordinary about this classy, upscale contender as one of the most important dining emporiums ever to hit Chicago. Chef Phillip Foss does culinary magic with contemporary American cuisine, all with his own twist.

Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Renzo Piano, the Modern Wing provides a new home for the museum’s collection of 20th- and 21st-century art. Now a decade in the making, this 264,000 square-foot building makes the Art Institute the second largest art museum in the United States. The building houses the museum’s world-renowned collections of modern European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, architecture and design, and photography. The extraordinary scope and quality of these collections are a revelation; each displayed more comprehensively than ever before. The Modern Wing allows the Art Institute to take its rightful place as one of the world’s great collections of modern and contemporary art.

 

Item Special Note

Tax and gratuities included. Limit one certificate per visit. Not valid on holidays. Expires July 31, 2011.

Additional shipping fee of $3 applies to this item.