An evening with Mindy Segal, a tequila tasting and more things to do in Chicago on Wednesday, April 22.
EAT
Clos du Gravillas Wine Dinner
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4518 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-271-6100
Chef Adam Dittmer prepares a five-course dinner featuring Pacific oysters, wild boar ragout and lamb chops paired with organic French wines. 6:30 p.m. $65. Phone reservations recommended.
DRINK
Casa Noble Tequila Tasting
800 E. Washington Blvd. 312-243-1995
Try Casa Noble’s blanco and anejo tequila straight and mixed into two cocktails served with the West Loop restaurant’s pork, chicken and black bean falafel tacos. 7-9 p.m. $25. Tickets: mastequila.eventbrite.com
DO
‘Sense and Sensibility’
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand Ave. 312-595-5600
See the world premiere musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel about love and sisterhood, with music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated composer Paul Gordon. 7:30 p.m. $48. Tickets: chicagoshakes.com
‘Cookie Love’ with Mindy Segal
1375 W. Lake St. 312-666-6775
The James Beard Award-winning pastry chef and HotChocolate owner discusses her new cookbook with Monica Eng and Louisa Chu of WBEZ’s “Chewing the Fat” podcast. You’ll also get to sample some of her creations. 7 p.m. $18, $35 with a copy of the book. Tickets: chicagohumanities.org
The Conservatory Ride: From the Glass to the Park and Back (Free!)
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300 N. Central Park Ave. 312-746-5100
Celebrate Earth Day by checking out the conservatory’s reopened desert house and fern room, then joining Slow Roll Chicago’s ride through Garfield Park, Austin and Oak Park. 5-8:30 p.m. Free.
REDEYE TIP OF THE DAY
The Chicago Publishers Resource Center (858 N. Ashland Ave.) screens ’90s superhero cartoons at 7 p.m. Wednesday ($10).