Good Food Festival Launches March 19; Second Cocktail Social in April; More

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE—Tickets for the Good Food Festival & Conference, running from March 19 through the 21 at the UIC Forum, are available now. The sustainable and local food trade show features such culinary luminaries as Rick Bayless (Topolobampo), Jason Hammel (Lula Café) as well as Big Jones chef/owner Paul Fehribach, who is the recipient of the Good Food Chef of the Year award. And for those that just want to get their eat on, you can also purchase tickets ($80 in advance, $95 at the door) for the festival's annual Localicious party. [EaterWire]

RIVER WEST—Mark your calendars for the Second Annual Chicago Cocktail Social happening on April 30 and featuring a group of the city's best and brightest in the city's beverage scene. Among the participants this year are Analogue, Lone Wolf, Scofflaw, The Whistler, Benjamin Schiller's upcoming project and many more. Tickets for the event, which will be held at Galleria Marchetti, are available to purchase now. [EaterWire]

THE LOOP—There's a possibility that Chicago will get a sneak peek of Foodseum, the food museum that successfully raised $33,000 via Kickstarter last year, this summer along the Riverwalk. Founder Kyle Joseph is submitting a proposal to the city and plans to unveil an exhibit entitled "The Hot Dog and Encased Meat of the World." Joseph also hopes to have a vessel to serve sausages for the exhibit. [DNAinfo]