meetinchicago.com to 400 people for a reception, or 155 seated diners. The Exchange is made up of stunning experiential spaces within one of Chicago’s architectural treasures — the Daniel Burnham-designed Railway Exchange. The Japanese-style Listening Room is a 50-seat restaurant serving New American fare by James Beard Award-nominated chef Brian Huston, including mushroom tartine and steamed walleye. Besides the Listening Room, private events can be held in the elegant Atrium (with a marble staircase and capacity of 250), Theo’s, a clubby bar that can accommodate 50, and the private dining room that seats 20. Black-owned Bronzeville Winery is a combined restaurant, wine bar, and cultural space. The 120-seat winery features a menu of comfort food (including shrimp and grits) and a wine list curated by Anika Ellison, one of the industry’s few Black women sommeliers. There’s also a small stage for live music, an outdoor patio for 100 guests, and a rotating gallery of works by local artists. foot venue features a sidewalk patio for outdoor imbibing. Crushed by Giants is the Streeterville neighborhood’s first craft brewery. It offers draft beers that range from IPAs to lagers, along with a casual menu of burgers and sandwiches. Private parties of 50 guests can be accommodated in the semi-private dining room, or up to 117 with a full restaurant buyout. The Salt Shed , a new performance venue on the site of the historic Morton Salt complex, opened along the Chicago River near Goose Island. Outdoor concerts were held this past summer. An indoor venue is planned to open within the mixed-use development in 2023. The Quarry Event Center is located in the South Shore neighborhood. The modern space features a large room with a stage and capacity for 150 people, and a smaller room that can accommodate 85. The Quarry offers in-house catering and cash or open bar packages. The Stockhouse is an industrial-chic penthouse loft space in Pilsen. The venue features the former brewery building’s original 24-foot-high terracotta tile ceilings and a rooftop terrace with skyline views. The Stockhouse’s 8,500 square feet of indoor/outdoor space is ideal for corporate meetings and events. Chicago Winery is a combination working winery, restaurant, and glam event space in River North. Host a meeting or private party at the venue, which offers wine made with grapes sourced from boutique vineyards and seasonal dishes from its full-service restaurant. Crushed by Giants VENUES KOVAL Distillery opened its hotly anticipated tasting room on Chicago’s Malt Row, named for the bevy of breweries in the Ravenswood neighborhood. The sun-filled tasting room, outfitted with a marble bar and leather sofas, seats 96. French doors open to an ivy-covered outdoor patio that accommodates up to 30 people. Guests can sample flights of whiskey and gin, or try cocktails made with KOVAL spirits and paired with small bites. The Pepper Family Wildlife Center is a new state-of-the-art habitat for lions and big cats at Lincoln Park Zoo . The Center’s Lion House features a Great Hall that can host dinners for 400 guests or receptions for up to 500. The Lion House also features a conference room, which can seat 80 guests, or 100 for a standing reception. Both the Great Hall and the conference room feature windows overlooking the inside of the lion exhibit. BREWERIES Duneyrr Artisan Fermenta Project offers a tasting room and patio on historic Motor Row, close to McCormick Place in the South Loop. Duneyrr presents a twist on craft brews, creating a hybrid that focuses on the co-fermentation of wine, cider, and mead with artisanal beer. Try the Sauvyn Tropica wine/beer hybrid co-fermented with fruits like pineapple and mango, or a Snow Dune Slushee. Black-owned Turner Haus Brewery opened a taproom in Bronzeville’s 92-year-old Rosenwald Court Apartments. Turner Haus shares space with another Black-owned business, local coffeehouse chain Sip & Savor . The 2,500-square-
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