On Friday, June 22nd, the Four Seasons Hotel hosts
the Crosstown Culinary Classic, a tongue-in-cheek competition on the heels of the Cubs-White Sox series to benefit Common Threads (a chef-driven nonprofit children’s educational organization). Seasons chef Kevin Hickey (representing the South Side) and Blackbird's Paul Kahan (representing the North Side) will cook up creative twists on baseball fare during the cocktail hour and silent auction, followed by a six-course dinner with wines (6:30–10 PM; $250 per person; for reservations, call 312-752-2692 or visit www.commonthreads.org).