Graham Elliot Joins Chicago Live; Diner en Blanc Sells Out

DOWNTOWN—Graham Elliot was just added to the Chicago Live! event taking place Thursday evening at the Chicago Theater. He will talk to reporter Mark Caro about Lollapalooza's food offerings, while Tribune music critic Greg Kot will talk tunes with host Rick Kogan. Get $20 tickets online now. [EaterWire]

SOMEWHERE—Tickets went on sale today for the Diner en Blanc pop-up on Aug. 27. The event sold out in minutes, but not before users crashed the server. You should still try to get on the waitlist as this sounds like a super cool event. [Grub Street]

NEW YORK—Chicago pastry chef, and one-time Top Chef Just Desserts contestant, Malika Ameen, was on the Today show this morning showing the world how to make portable pies on a stick (which look really tasty, btw). [Today]

Diner en Blanc in Montreal [Photo: Facebook]