In 1980, a group of restaurateurs approached the Mayor of Chicago with the idea of a food festival on the Fourth of July. It was the birth of Taste of Chicago. Confidence was high that the one-day event could attract 75,000 people. Instead, the event drew nearly 250,000 attendees and forever changed the way Chicago celebrates the Fourth of July.
Taste of Chicago – A Popular Food Festival
Posted by Food-and-Drink Articles from EzineArticles.com on December 28, 2008
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