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Standard Market's AmericaFest

Standard Market (333 East Ogden Avenue, Westmont, Illinois 60559) is celebrating America’s birthday with a festival of fun and food for the whole family.
 
Listen to local music, watch cooking demonstrations by Standard Market chefs, enjoy the pig roast and beer garden, and bring the kids for face painting, magic, & balloon animals. Then savor the treats and samples from our vendors and farmers, many of whom make their products right here in Chicago.
 
Join us on Saturday, June 30th to shop, eat, and enjoy the patriotic festivities at Standard Market.
 
Schedule of Events:
11AM-2PM: Local Music, Face Painting, Magic, Stiltwalking, and Balloon Artistry
featuring musician Cary Kanno and magician John Measner as Uncle Sam*
 
11AM-4PM: Pig Roast on the Patio
featuring Compart Duroc Pork
 
11PM-4PM: Cooking Demonstrations featuring Standard Market Chefs
11AM: Brioche french toast with Chef Peter from the Bakery
12PM: Quick, seasonal meals with Chef Sonny from the Deli
1PM: Seafood on the grill with Chef Dave from the Fish Market
2PM: Mozzarella making with Fromagier David Rogers
3PM: Inventive fruit and vegetable dishes with Tom from the Farmer’s Market
 
2PM-3PM: Watermelon Eating Contest
for every watermelon eaten, we will donate two watermelons to a Westmont food pantry
 
2PM-4PM: Local Music
featuring a local jazz trio
 
1PM-4PM: Vendor Fair and “Meet the Farmer” events
featuring over 30 sampling stations including Kimmer’s Ice Cream, Scrumptious Pantry, Aurora Beef, Heads Red BBQ Sauce, Compart Duroc, Q-7 Grass Fed Beef, Spicy Nothings, Koeze Cream-Nut, Food Match Mediterranean Foods, Wild Child, FreeBird, Plainville Farms, Rare Bird Preserves, Sausages by AmyLu, That Pickle Guy, Mama;s Nuts, Urban Belly, American Spoon, Lillie’s BBQ, LocalFolks Foods, Katherine Anne Confections, Two Fat Guys Gourmet Barbecue Sauce, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream, McClure’s Pickles, Jo Snow Syrups, D’Artagnan Meat

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