FREE passes to visit us at One of A Kind Show Chicago!

Get your holiday shopping done at the One of A Kind Show, this weekend at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago! Get free tickets here!!

Free Ice Cream at Shake Shack today!

Details here

Dress Like a Snarf's Character on Halloween and Get a Free 7" Non-Specialty Sandwich

Monday, Oct 31, 11:00 am To: 8:00 pm

Clowns, you've been warned. This Halloween is all about Snarf's characters,
Sam, Chip and Bev. Visit any Chicago Snarf's location dressed as any of Snarf's
signature logo characters and receive a FREE 7" NON-SPECIALTY SANDWICH

Costume ideas:
Chip: Bright pink shirt or sweater (think 90s), white undershirt, cut-out
eyebrows, gold-framed glasses, blue shorts, white sneakers, spiky hair.

Sam: Green and white polka dot shirt, cut-out eyebrows, mustache, red
and white-striped tie, khakis, black dress shoes, spiky hair.

Bev: Yellow wig, cut-out eyebrows, glasses with slinky eyes, blue dress,
red heels

Snarf’s
955 W Webster
Chicago, IL 60614

Chicago gets free breakfast at Chick Fil A ALL WEEK!

Chicago Chick-Fil-A locations are giving away free breakfast. Here’s the lineup:

     Monday, September 19—Egg White Grill
     Tuesday, September 20—Chick-fil-A Sausage Biscuit
     Wednesday, September 21—Chick-fil-A 3-count Chick-n-Minis
     Thursday, September 22—Egg White Grill
     Friday, September 23—Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit

Thanks Chicagoist for the details!

NEXT Grand Opening Events

Courvoisier presents The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden is part of a current series of Industry events that features inspired Courvoisier Cocktails and gives guests an opportunity to learn more about Courvoisier and it's different marques.

A special Courvoisier® tasting will be conducted by National Courvoisier Brand Ambassador, Zahra Bates.

In addition, the Secret Garden will feature startenders: Josh Davis (Bureau Bar), Shalena Marie (858), and Brenda Eval (Three Dots and a Dash).  The evening will also include musical entertainment provided by DJ Vic Lloyd.

Event Details:
The Secret Garden
1714 S. Racine Ave
Chicago, IL 60608

Tuesday, September 20th
6:00pm - 9:00pm

RSVP

Tailgating Season is Here!! #GoBears

Monday, September 19th @ 2pm - 10pm

Southeast Terrace of the Field Museum | 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.

Join us and 670 The Score for the Bud Light Chicago NFL Tailgate on Monday, September 19th! We'll be at the southeast terrace of the Field Museum for a live radio remote with Boers and Bernstein from 2pm-6pm followed by Laurence Holmes starting at 6pm. Admission is free! There will be giveaways, the game on TV's, and beers from Bud Light, Goose Island, and more.

Another Lincoln Motor Company Promo!

Thanks, Lincoln Motor, for another free night out on the town! 

Are you guys gonna unlock Chicago and check it out?

September 7-11 and September 14-18 from 5pm-11pm 

complimentary cocktail and bites

Free Concert - Marina City 9/15/2016

Free Concert

September 15, 02016 at 7 pm.
Band - Marina City
Location -Dr Martens Store in Wicker Park.

There also will be a Riot Fest Ticket Giveaway at the event!

Check it out here.

Trap Brunch

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17th
1pm to 6pm
LITE NIGHT CLUB
215 w Ontario

Not sure what Trap Brunch is, but chicken are involved!
This event will feature a complementary buffet from the two top Chicken shacks in Chicago.
Harold's Chicken & Uncle Remus.

RSVP

Free sandwiches at Hannah's Bretzel

Last chance for free sandwiches this week! Yay for gluten-free goodness!

Deets

Lincoln Motor Co August Promos

A few more Lincoln Motor Co Promos this month. Check it:

1) Green Season Pass ($100 Value) for Randolph Street Market (8/27&8/28)

2) Free Gift at Talbott Hotel.

3) Food and Wine at Maple and Ash

Free Workouts, Food and Prizes

Working out on the cheap thanks to David Barton

For all you Audiophiles and CraftBeer-Drinkers

FREE RECORDS AND BEER PARTY
AQUANAUT BREWERY
5435 N WOLCOTT AVE CHICAGO IL
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
2:00PM - 10:00PM

RSVP

Thrillist Taste of Summer Food Fest

Damn, if I wasn't busy, this would be an amazing event to go to this Sunday in Bridgeport. Thinking about going? Use code CISC50 to get all the food for just $20!!! Wow! Cheap Eats!!

Jack Daniel's Whiskey Tasting in Wrigleyville 8/23/2016

YUM!

$1 Filet Mignon at Morton's!

Do312's 6th Birthday Party!!!

RSVP

Chicago Let's Party with Everlane Bags at Heritage Bike

Launch Party


Today, 8/11/2016, at 6 PM - 9 PM
Heritage Bicycles General Store
2959 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60657

Sweet Green Grand Opening!

Sweet Green Grand Opening!
Stop by 623 N State St for a free tasting + preview. RSVP

Free Gelato!

Free Gelato Sample at Gelato World Tour in Millenium Park Memorial Day Weekend.

FREE FREE FREE FOR THE WEEK

So much going on. You lucky Chicagoans...

5/12
Free Cheesie's to the first 500 customers today.

Joy District Opening Party

5/12-5/13
Last days to get your $20 in game card at FTW.

5/13
Party in the Alley with Activate

5/13-5/14
Free Clinique Makeup throughout Chicagoland.

5/14
Free makeup tutorial from Whole Foods Lincoln Park

5/14-5/15
Gluten-Free Expo in Schaumburg
There's an entrance fee, but it's a small price for the oodles and oodles of freebies and goodies you'll collect at this expo

5/19
Yelp's Burger Party

Whiskey and Women World Tour: Whiskey Tasting at Fresh Tyme

5/21
Free Stan's Donuts for a year?!

2016 Food Fest #2: Baconfest Chicago

So many piggies

Did you know bacon is good for you?  Science says so.
And even if that's not true, bacon tastes so good. So amazing in fact, that hundreds of people attended the 6th Annual Bacon Fest held at UIC Forum from April 30, 2016 to May 1, 2016. I myself, was lucky enough to attend the Brunch Session on that Sunday morning.

I know what you're saying...."Didn't you just go to a food fest last weekend?" Yes, but the two fests could not be any more different!

At Cochon, there were 5 chefs. At Baconfest, there were 50+!!

Cochon welcomed guests by having a cocktail bar at check-in. Baconfest makes you walk upstairs, and stand in a room full of people before they herd you into the hall. But I guess that's appropriate for them to make you stand in a pig-pen before you pig out, on pig.

Baconfest had more attendees. Much, much more, but that fact didn't bother me. At food fests, I've noticed that people tend to have the herd mentality, and the herd will move in shifts. So if you're at a table with a crowd around it, move on. Go to the next table that will be empty and when you come back to the first table, most likely it will be empty. Because I didn't wait in line, I was able to enjoy each and every table at least once, and got to return to my favorites 2-3 more times.

Know what the two fests have in common? Amazing food. Check out the highlights and be sure to get your tickets next year. Enjoy!

Cannot have brunch with Bloody Marys

And more Bloody Marys

Firecakes' Bacon Long John

Don't you wish you were here too?

The winner in my heart - The Franken Duckie from Duck Inn

Taco in a Bag

Pork and Mindy's Pig Candy

Lunch Plans? How's Free Tacos - until Saturday

Free tacos at Broken English Taco - 75 E Lake!
(until 5/7/16)

And the wash that down with free slurpees at 7-11!
(until 5/8/16)

Free Food at Bitter Pops Today

Have you tried Bitter Pops? They're a craftbeer store and taproom. If you haven't tried them before, today's a great day to do so. In honor of Cinco De Mayo, they'll be providing taquitos and burritos! Check them out and pick up a bottle of beer or two!

"What's fun to do this week n weekend I'm bored"

It takes an IM from my friend to remind me that I haven't post upcoming events in a while. As always, there's tons to do, but sometimes, not enough time to post them all. But today, I'm making an effort for you. So, here you go, dude!

Fun, Free Things, This Week and more:

Lunch today: Free Pizzas and Soda from Postmates. And if you haven't sign up yet, use code DBJW for free credits.

Tonight (5/4) - Char-Broil Night at Chop Shop

Thursday is Cinco De Mayo, and also free breakfast tacos at Big Star!

Then later that night: Open Bar and Networking at #AppyHourChicago 

Wednesday - Friday:

Free $20 in gaming at FTW in River North

Don't forget about Free Porkchop this week  

Saturday is free comic book day! 

Also on Saturday, Jeni's Ice Cream has a great sampling event at New City Mariano's 

Sunday is the Derby and Mother's Day! Go have a mint Julep and Brunch with Mom.

Toast Tuesday (5/10) at Le Colonial with free food!

5/11-5/12 - Catch the Pocky Truck for free sticks of goodness 

Now until August 31, 2016

Free Game of Bowling
Valid daily 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (excludes holidays)
Up to $6.00 value
One free game per person, per coupon, per day. You can print multiple and use on different days.
Not valid on shoe rental.
Participating Bowling Center Locator 

2016 Food Fest #1: Cochon 555

Let's talk about food fests.

It's no secret that Chicagoans love our food. We have so many world-class restaurants, that the James Beard Foundation decided to hold their award events here for the second time in a row this year.

And we have so many restaurants, that it's impossible to visit them all. So if you can't visit them all, what can you do? 

Put them all in one place and try them all at once!

And that is why I LOVE food fests. I had a blast hitting up about a dozen fests last year and I cannot wait for what 2016 brings.

My first food fest this year was Cochon 555. Cochon 555 is a national, traveling food fest heavily concentrated in the best meat of all: Porky Pig. In each city, they invite 5 chefs to compete on their best dishes, and at the end of the night, only one chef is crowned King or Queen of Cochon 555. Although, honestly, all the attendees are the true winners- they are the ones that got to first-hand try and judge all dishes. You can find more info about Cochon 555 here, and be sure to check them out when they hit your city.

Thanks to a friend, I was invited to attend Cochon 555 when it hit Chicago's Loews Hotel on April 24, 2016. We arrived at noon (the VIP hour) and embraced ourselves for 4 hours of crazy eating and drinking. It was quite a sight! You shoulda been there to see how it all started with guests drinking from cocktail punch bowls while waiting in the check-in line and ended with everybody in comatose pose on the Loew's super comfortable lobby recliners. And here is what happened in between:

At Check-in: It begins

Cashew milk float from Lula Cafe- I made the mistake of filling up on these. But they were so good, I couldn't help drinking 5-6.

Taking it slowly with pulled pork tacos and tamales. Notice the small crowd in the foreground- It pays to be at the VIP hour,

Love these tamales from Chef Sarah Grueneberg of Monteverde Restaurant- they were just the right kind of spicy

Pate on a Pig Biscuit 

Ramen Bar Pop-Up

That was a lot of food, but let's not forget about the drinks:

Love the old-fashioned with wood smoked right in front of our faces

A rum cart that traveled throughout the food hall

The Beautiful Ones: A very magically delicious cocktail made with blackberry

Overall, I love this fest. It was greatly organize and the amount of food was reasonable. There was only 5 chefs 3-5 dishes each, so we didn't feel overwhelmed. Drinks were aplenty, with one in every direction, and even a rum cart that traveled around. This is one food fest where you did not have to push and shove and run around, but instead could sit back, relax, and lazily chew the pork.

Check back next week when I'll review Baconfest. In the meantime, I'll be working off all these food. 

Free five guys!

Free burgers on demand from 5 guys? YES, PLEASE! Thanks Postmates!

If you need free delivery credit, use mine: Promo code dbjw !

Enjoy!!!!!

Free Ribs at Porkchop!

To kick-off the month, Porkchop in the West Loop, will be giving away Free Ribs to dine-in customers beginning on Sunday, May 1st through Saturday, May 7th!

More Details HERE!

L'occitane Free Gift

L'Occitane products are amazing. Even more amazing is when they give it out for free. Enter your email here and they'll send you a coupon for free hand and face cream, no purchase necessary.

Super Cheap America's Dog? Yes, Please!

Don't forget to get Chicago's Dogs at America's Dog on the dates above! So Cheap!!

Want another bonus? Sign up for America's Dog Reward Program via Spring Reward and get an EXTRA $3 back! Sign up here!

Free wings at Wingstop with drink purchase

With last night's win, Chicagoland Bulls fans (and all Chicagoan, really) get free wings from Wingstop today! Just show this post to redeem!

Happy Pi Day, Enjoy some Pizza, as in Pizza Pie

CHICAGO!!!! Free Pizza on @postmates! PS use code dbjw for free ($10 worth) delivery!

St Patrick's Day 2016

St Patrick's Day is tomorrow and all I want to do is stay in and sleep.

BUT I won't do that because there are tons of stuff to do starting at 8 AM. And it's the one day a year where it's acceptable to drink before noon. So go out there and have fun!

Here are my top 3 to-do:

The parade

10pin free breakfast with bowling/rental purchase.

Free Fried Chicken at Dive Bar.

There are tons more that you can find if you dig around the internet a little bit. There is definitely not a lack of things going on in Chicago, especially on this day.What will you be doing?

And remember, don't drink and drive. Which shouldn't be hard to do since there's free Uber via UberPool from 8 AM to 11 PM!

Postmates, Postmates...

Oh, man, Postmates is getting awesome!

RIGHT NOW, get FREE lattes and cheesesteaks delivered (for FREE using code dbjw) on-demand in Chicago 

Free Tacos March 9th, 2016 11am - 4pm

Did you hear?

There's a taco giveaway tomorrow at Taco Bell in The Thompson Center!

Check it out!

Free Food and Restaurant Giving Week

So yesterday was the huge day of free food from morning to night. How did you guys do? Did you pig out? My day went pretty well. The one huge disappointment was at the Mike's Hard Lemonade Backyard House Party at the Virgin Hotel. Apparently, they let about 2000 people RSVP for a space that would only hold 100ish people. And they told people to wait around to see if space would open up. Wait around, in line, outside, in the cold. Talk about a waste of time. SO LAME! The people behind Mike's Hard Lemonade need better marketing and event coordinators. Beverage industry parties tend to be one of the best ones, but Mike's totally failed this one. Or maybe it's the venue's fault? It could be their way of trying to put on an air of exclusivity, but it made the Virgin Hotel looks unorganized and tarnished their rep a bit. I won't want to recommend or come back here anytime soon.

I didn't sweat it much though. I moved on to the next party, which turned out pretty amazing. San Antonio sure put on quite the party at Rockit Burger Bar. The food and drinks were plentiful. Have you tried Rockit's pulled pork quesadillas? OMG - SO GOOD!

Oh, and let's not forget the free tacos I got from Postmates and the free Kati Roll from Hakka Bakka and Yelp. I can't wait to go back there and get more Indian food and mango lassi!

BTW, I found out that the Postmates free taco offer is valid until Saturday at 8 pm, so don't miss out. And if you are looking for a free promo code to cover delivery charges,  use promo code dbjw for $10 off delivery! 

Now, with all these free food giveaways, don't forget to give back! I recommend donating to foodrescue.io during Chicago's Restaurant Giving Week. FoodRescue makes it their mission to feed the hungry, and that is a cause I stand firmly behind. But even better, they feed the hungry with rescued food, meaning they help to get food to hungry people instead of letting that food go to waste. There is nothing I hate more than wasting food! Wasting food is SO WRONG!!!

Anyways, check them out here for more info on how YOU can help. PS, just for donating, you would get a treat from amazing Chicago businesses. And don't be afraid to go crazy with the donations. I suggest donating 20 times and getting 20 treats!

Shit! There's a lot of free food to consume on Thursday!! *Updated with more!*

Free Food Alert for Thursday 2/25/2016

Chili Not Chilly Event

Celebrate National Chili Day with free chili at the Tamale Spaceship-Wacker and Lake from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and an after party at Rockit Burger Bar at 3700 N Clark Street from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
(all gone as of 1pm, sorry. but look before for free tacos that are still on fire!)

Mike's Backyard Happy Hour at Virgin Hotel

Free drinks!

Check-In to Check Out: A Yelp Elite Pop Up Event at Hakka Bakka, 1251 W Fullerton Ave

Free Kati Rolls!!

Free tacos on demand!

For the more tech/app-happy readers, use Postmates on your phone and you'll get free tacos today! You might have to pay for delivery, but use promo code dbjw for $10 off delivery! (Having trouble using the promo code? After you sign in, go to my account, and "enter promo code" and you should see the credit at checkout)
Cool, right!?


And if you're in Oakbrook Terrace (Chicago-adjacent), check out Naf Naf Grill food giveaway! (Their hummus is one of my all time favorite)

Free Cold-Press Juices Today!

Happy National Green Juice Day!!!

Remember that time I did a 2-day juice detox via Owen + Alchemy and lost 2 pounds? Awesomeness...

Today: from 11am to 6pm, you too can try juicing for free.

Details via Postmates

Free Food at Chicago ShopHouse

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Get your free bowl.

ENJOY!

Winter Wonderland Celebration at Pinstripes Northbrook

Free Bowling at King's in Lincoln Park

Bowling- what a great arm exercise.

FREE BOWLING - what a great way to spend a winter's night.

THANK to Kings in Lincoln Park, Chicagoans can bowl for free on 1/12 from 8-11 p.m (shoes not included)

I have yet to visit Kings, but I know the prices are pretty premium, so if you catch this deal, you're in for saving yourself a lot of money.

Quick! RSVP before spaces run out.

Athleta and Marie Claire Peak Week Event in Chicago

It's no secret that I love to eat a lot. A LOT. If only I workout with as much enthusiasm...sigh, because that ain't true.

But every now and then a great workout event happens that make me feel less guilty...

Check it out guys. Sweat on.