Explore the world without leaving the city! Chicago is a wonderfully diverse city; each culture has its personality, language, customs, traditions, and cuisine. Each month we will explore various geographical regions by visiting restaurants or venues deemed representative of the cuisines of those regions. Each restaurant has been selected based on critical reviews, uniqueness, or Zagat or Michelin recommendations. Selections run the gamut from simple street food to 12-course meals fit for royalt …

Join us for exciting culinary and cultural adventures here in Chicago and around the world!  If you enjoy wine tours, cooking classes, dining out, reviewing great restaurants, and immersing yourself in fascinating new cultures and cuisines,  SALUT! is for you. Whether you're a professional chef, an experienced wine connoisseur, or just someone who enjoys good food shared with good friends, you're welcome here at SALUT! We get together for lively, delicious dinner …

The Greater Chicago Dutch Language Meetup Group is a young and growing group in the Chicago area. We facilitate meetings of Dutch, Belgian, American, Indonesian, Dutch Caribbean, and other natives with interests in Dutch language and culture. We meet every month at restaurants with some of the above cuisines, pubs, private homes, forest preserves, the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, and the beach!  This Meetup was founded in August 2009 and already can boast impressive statistics (see left-ha …