New Single Friends

Enjoy a lively dinner party at Johnny’s Kitchen and Tap, the inviting steak, seafood and barbecue restaurant in Glenview. Meet and mingle with single friends old and new in welcoming super club surroundings of dark wood and exposed brick.

Johnny’s has been a popular destination for north suburban diners since it opened several years ago. This restaurant serves up hearty and well-prepared meat, fish and American wood-fired barbecue classics in large portions. After dinner, enjoy live music nearby from the popular Beatles tribute band “Cavern Beat” for your listening and dancing pleasure.

Your evening begins with a cocktail hour (cash bar), where you can get to know other singles. Later, adjourn to the restaurant’s dining room for a seated dinner. Choose from seven of the house’s sumptuous entrees:

• Wood-roasted Chicken – House Specialty Half Chicken, Marinated and Wood-Roasted
• Charbroiled 10-oz. Prime Top Sirloin
• Wood-roasted Chicken (1/4 Chicken) and Baby Back Rib (1/2 Slab) Combo
• Broiled Whitefish Almandine with Toasted Almonds and a Butter Sauce
• Steak and Shrimp – Charbroiled 8 oz. Skirt Steak with Three Fried Jumbo Shrimp
• Pasta Prima Vera with Shrimp – Sautéed Shrimp with Garlic, Olive Oil and Fresh Veggies over Pasta with Fontinella Cheese
• Charbroiled Fresh Atlantic Salmon

Dinner also includes soup or crisp dinner salad, choice of potato or rice pilaf, veggies, plus after-dinner coffee.

Your evening is $35 for your complete dinner, entertainment and taxes and tips for advance reservations. Guests and non-members are welcome for $37. Walk-ups at the door are $38. Dressy casual attire. Park in the lot.

Register on our secure server below with a credit card, or send a check to arrive by Friday, June 19, made payable to:

Success Singles Club, Ltd.
1414 W. Byron St. #2E
Chicago, IL 60613

For more information, call 773-929-6534 or E-mail jims@gourmetconnections.com

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Chicago Singles Dining and Social Club and Gourmet Connections host a "Summer's Finally Here" family-style Thai dinner feast and BYOB wine tasting get-together at the brand new Sanook Thai, on Chicago's North Side, just west of the river on Irving Park Road.

Join single friends old and new in this new fun dining room. Sanook Thai is known for its flavorful traditional dishes and a fun atmosphere. It is a family-run restaurant, whose name actually means "fun" in Thai. Projectors play movies on the wall during dinner. Ideas for movies? Bring one along.

Upon arriving, you will go directly to the tables to mingle for a short time before being seated. Feast on a variety of delicious dishes in the traditional Thai fashion, sharing wine and warm conversation with other single professionals. These dinner feasts have become a popular club tradition. Your deluxe dinner feast will include:

Two popular appetizers:

• Grilled Chicken Satay with Coconut Curry and Thai Spice
• Spring Rolls with Seasoned Tofu, Cucumber, Bean Sprouts and Egg Wrapped in Rice Paper with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Soup:

• Tom Yum Soup – Traditional Thai Sweet and Sour Soup with Lime Juice, Lemon Grass and Kafir Lime Leaves with Straw Mushrooms, Tomato and Cilantro

And Two Entrées:

• Beef Red Curry – Sautéed Beef with Sweet Basil and Chili, Red and Green Bell Peppers, Bamboo Shoots in a Rich Coconut Milk Sauce
• Grilled Salmon topped with a Zesty Ginger Sauce

And Mango-Coconut Sticky Rice for Dessert

There will also be rice to complement the entrées, plus Hot Tea.

These dishes balance the signature sweetness, mild spice and velvety sauces and curries for which Thai cuisine is noted. Your evening including dinner, taxes and tips is $37 for members, non-members and guests. Be sure to bring a bottle of $10-$15 red or white wine to share if you wish to be part of the BYOB tasting. Park in the lot of this small shopping center.

This party is open to all singles (age approx. 34-60) regardless of past participation. Register on our secure server below with a credit card or send a check to arrive by June 27, made payable to:

Register on our secure server below with a credit card or send a check to arrive by June 5, made payable to:

Success Singles Club, Ltd.
1414 W. Byron St. #2E
Chicago, IL 60613

For more information, call 773-929-6534 or E-mail jims@gourmetconnections.com

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What a great way for singles to connect! And what could be easier, more fun or more affordable? It's time to break out the sunglasses (and perhaps the lawn chair), and join us at Two Chefs Café in Bensenville (about a mile east of Route 83) for a singles mixer preceding a live concert in the park in downtown Bensenville. The party goes from 5:30-7:30 and there's a concert by singing legends, "Jay and the Americans" across the street in the park at 7:30. At 9:00, the band "the Kaiser Brothers" plays back at Two Chefs.

Bring all your single buddies and girlfriends to the Two Chefs Café for the Gourmet Connections and New Single Friends "Chicago Singles Mixer" Enjoy drink specials like $5 Stoli Martinis and $3.25 Coronas, lively conversation, and tasty appetizers from Two Chefs' marvelous kitchen. Later, if you want to continue your party at the concert, "Jay and the Americans" will likely sing their hits like "Only in America," "Come a Little Bit Closer," "She Cried," "Let's Lock the Door" and "Cara Mia." If you want save a seat in the park for the concert, you may want to bring a folding lounge chair or a blanket.

Park on the Railroad or Center Streets, in the restaurant lot or on the Metra lot across the street after 5:00 p.m.

There will be a cover charge for the party of $4. No RSVP required. Casual attire, including shorts or jeans. Any questions? Contact Senny at 773-929-6534 or by E-mail at senny@NewSingleFriends.com