Dining Room

  • Food as a Connector

    6018North

    Almost all of 6018North's events involve food as a way of connecting artists and audiences. Food and drink provide lubrication for connecting, building, and sustaining community.

  • Pass the Butter, Hopalong

    Cuneo Mansion and Gardens

    The two tables in the formal dining room and breakfast room could be joined together for dinner parties of up to 64 people. Guests of the Cuneos included television star Hopalong Cassidy, Chicago Mayor Richard H. Daley, Samuel A. Cardinal Stritch, publisher William Randolph Hearst, and even future president Ronald Reagan.

  • Re-thinking Soup

    Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

    The Museum and its many vibrant programs make connections between the work of Hull-House residents and important contemporary social issues. For example, a soup kitchen-inspired gathering of stimulating conversation and communal dining called Re-Thinking Soup takes place on third Tuesdays.