ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Combining fine art with fine cuisine, Pamela’s Parkside Grill, 27 W. Campbell St., Tuesday, June 1, hosts its monthly “Gallery Dinner” where artists display and discuss their work with diners at each table during their four-course meal. Cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required by calling the restaurant at (847) 394-2728. The evening, which ends at 7:00 p.m., is limited to 40 people.
Featured artists include Kate Tully (food painting), Fred DeAsis (oil painting), Enrique Suarez (bold, colorful oil painting), Wesley Baker (motorcycle-inspired painting), and Pamela Olin-Maybloom (steel sculpture and painting).
Beginning at 5:00 p.m., diners will view the work of five recognized artists, then sit down for a special meal featuring an appetizer, soup or salad, entrée, and dessert. In an intimate dining experience, each artist will rotate tables for each course to give diners a chance to learn more about them and their work.
“The intimate atmosphere enables diners to talk with the artists without having to approach them cold,” said Olin-Maybloom, also the owner of Pamela’s Parkside Grill with her husband, Howard Maybloom. “It gives them an easy way to converse; conversation is lively. The artists built relationships with people who were interested enough about art to make purchases that evening,”
She added the Pamela’s Parkside Grill is helping to revitalize the artist community that thrived for so long in downtown Arlington Heights.
“We are now the only downtown art gallery as well as the only upscale, non-ethnic restaurant in the town’s bustling downtown restaurant community. Our ‘Gallery Dinners’ give our guests an appreciation both of fine art and fine dining, a glimpse into the artist’s mind,” she said.
Pamela’s Parkside Grill features an eclectic menu of grilled seafood and fine meats as well as several sauced dishes plus flambé desserts. The daily food offerings are complemented by unique artwork by local artists which is available for purchase.
Pamela’s Parkside Grill is open for lunch Tuesday through Friday from 11: 00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; for dinner Tuesday through Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Friday and
Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 and for Nite Bites from 9:30 pm to Midnight.; Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., serving a combination menu of brunch favorites, lunch offerings and light dinner options. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.
For more information contact Pamela’s Parkside Grill, (847) 394-2728, or visit www.pamelasparkside.com.