Test our Chef Tools and Fire Up the Big Green Egg

Big Green Egg

Grilling Kickoff Show

It's time to get that EGG out of hibernation! Join us for our Big Green Egg Grilling Kickoff Show next month.

Saturday, March 23

12pm-4pm

Lincoln Square

Our chefs will be showing off all these grill/smokers have to offer. Taste Smoked Ribs, Smoked Pork Shoulder, Pizza, Sausage, Seafood and more dishes prepared on our Big Green Eggs. You'll walk away an EGG-spert!

No registration is necessary for this FREE event.

BGE Love

Everyone Loves an EGG

It's not often we see an EGGhead this young. But Olivia, the daughter of customer Mike Smith of Mission Press loves everything that comes off the EGG. Her favorite is Smoked Brisket with Smoky Eggplant Garlic Bread.

Here's Mike's recipe for the bread: Slice eggplant, sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper and add garlic cloves. Wrap it all in foil, leaving a 1" hole. Smoke for about 2 hours at 225 degrees. Spread onto fresh bread with goat cheese. Absolute perfection!

See more love for Big Green Eggs in our Grilling Pinterest Board.

Try our Chef Tools Yourself

Cooking at home can be much easier with a well-stocked kitchen. But that doesn't mean you need to buy every gadget out there. We don't like drawers full of single-purpose utensils any more than you do. At The Chopping Block, our chefs test every tool extensively before we decide to carry it in our retail stores. Our goal is to provide a well-edited supply of tools that help you get cooking!

Tools We're making it easy for your to fill in the gaps in your tool kit by offering 20% off all Chef Tools in March.

If you aren't sure what the best fit is for you, try out our tools yourself.

Stop by our locations in Lincoln Square and the Merchandise Mart next month to try out our Peeling Station, featuring the Rosle crosswise peeler, palm peeler, and julienne peeler. Who knew there were so many ways to peel?

We will also feature a Grating Station with three different types of graters. Find the sharpest fit for your needs!

Our Herb Station will include an herb spinner to clean and dry your herbs, an herb mill to mince your herbs and herb scissors.

Don't miss this opportunity to put our tools to the test.

Even Owner and Chef Shelley Young took a kitchen inventory before sharing her 10 Tools You Need to Have in your Kitchen in a blog. What are you missing?

Asian Barbeque Addiction

Asian Barbeque There's certainly no shortage of delicious Asian Barbeque restaurants in Chicago. But more home cooks are trying this exciting style of cooking on their own.

Our new retail display pays homage to this rising trend. Stop by to pick up everything you need to execute your own Asian barbeque, as well as get tips and advice from our knowledgeable culinary team.

Try your hand at Asian Barbeque with our recipe for Five-Spice Spare Ribs with Hoisin Glaze.

The Chopping Block

Last Days of Sizzling Savings Card

There's just a few days left to snatch up our Sizzling Savings Card.

Purchase a gift card for $150 and get $170 value on the card. That's an extra $20 to spend on a bottle of wine or a gourmet tool or ingredient. Or, save it to use toward your next cooking class.

But hurry! The card will not be available after February 28th. Order online here.

The Chopping Block

Don't forget about your bar when tinkering with your tool collection next month. As an email subscriber to The Chopping Block's newsletters, you're eligible for an exclusive offer on barware. Save on the Corkcicle plus much more. Pop it in the freezer and then into your bottle of wine. It chills the entire bottle of wine without diluting it!

Save 20% Off All Barware in March

Print this email or display it on your smartphone and show our staff to redeem your exclusive discount.

Offer Expires March 31, 2013