Last year, I decided I would never attend the Taste of Chicago again.
The event is mismanaged beyond belief and is, therefore, a total disaster.
If I were to revamp the Taste of Chicago, all vendors would distribute an actual taste portion to festival-goers. Vendors would not give festival-goers a menu of food choices. Rather, they would pick one or two of their best items and when someone comes to the counter, the vendor would collect a few tickets, simply ask, "Hot or mild?" and then move the Taster along in a jiffy.
What you have instead are Tasters standing in long lines, waiting to spend too much money for more than a taste of food. The line extends way out into the walkway because Tasters at the counter are seeing if they can get their ribs well-done and without sauce. No! This isn't how we serve it here. Take your diet standards and don't come to the Taste.
That's what I did. You're welcome. People like me who realize that I can't wait in line to have my shish kabob and eat it too, who refuse to pay so much for what amounts to more than a taste, made the attendance of this cluster-fuck of a festival drop 6% this year.
Maybe the Taste will take my advice some year. Give me a short line for Kasia's deli. I will hand someone A ticket, pick up ONE potato pierogi, and be on my merry way.
Photo By City of Chicago/Chris McGuire
The event is mismanaged beyond belief and is, therefore, a total disaster.
If I were to revamp the Taste of Chicago, all vendors would distribute an actual taste portion to festival-goers. Vendors would not give festival-goers a menu of food choices. Rather, they would pick one or two of their best items and when someone comes to the counter, the vendor would collect a few tickets, simply ask, "Hot or mild?" and then move the Taster along in a jiffy.
What you have instead are Tasters standing in long lines, waiting to spend too much money for more than a taste of food. The line extends way out into the walkway because Tasters at the counter are seeing if they can get their ribs well-done and without sauce. No! This isn't how we serve it here. Take your diet standards and don't come to the Taste.
That's what I did. You're welcome. People like me who realize that I can't wait in line to have my shish kabob and eat it too, who refuse to pay so much for what amounts to more than a taste, made the attendance of this cluster-fuck of a festival drop 6% this year.
Maybe the Taste will take my advice some year. Give me a short line for Kasia's deli. I will hand someone A ticket, pick up ONE potato pierogi, and be on my merry way.
Photo By City of Chicago/Chris McGuire
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