Crowds enter Taste of Chicago Thursday, June 30, 2011. | Brett Roseman ~ Sun-Times Media
Six Taste of Chicago restaurants sold their menu items at Daley Plaza as a preview of what will be available at the annual Summer event. | Al Podgorski~Sun-Times Media
Karyn Calabrese, owner of 'Karyn's on Green' at 130 S. Green St., Chicago, serves a vegan-only menu. | Dom Najolia~Sun-Times Media
A plate of fish and chips at the Abbey Pub, on the 3400 block of W. Grace, in Chicago. I Chandler West~Sun-Times Media
The Abbey Pub Irish egg rolls, at the pub on the 3400 block of W. Grace, in Chicago. I Chandler West~Sun-Times Media
Six Taste of Chicago restaurants sold their menu items at Daley Plaza as a preview of what will be available at the annual Summer event. Polo Cafe Catering had their baked crab cake nuggets, assorted fruit pie slices, whole pies and drinks. | Al Podgorsk
"Karyn's on Green" will serve a basket at Taste of Chicago consisting of yellow wax beans, carrots, portobellow mushrooms, broccoli, steak fries with barbecue sauce and Thai cocktail sauce. | Dom Najolia~Sun-Times Media
Smoke Daddy will sell pulled pork sandwiches, pulled chicken sandwiches, smoke pit beans and drinks at this year's Taste. | Al Podgorski~Sun-Times Media
From Chicago’s ever-popular pizza and ribs to gourmet fare, the recast and downsized Taste of Chicago 2012 has it all, with a renewed focus on the event’s original mission — to showcase Chicago’s restaurants. With the new dates of July 11 to 15 instead of …
