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Black Dog Gelato will be among the vendors at the Chicago Ice Cream and Gelato Festival Aug. 18 and 19. (Jean Lachat~Sun-Times)

Updated: May 9, 2012 9:41AM

Sweet creams

Chicago and Midwestern ice cream and gelato makers and pastry chefs dish out their goods at the Chicago Ice Cream and Gelato Festival, 6 to 9 p.m. Aug 18 and 19 at Little Italy's Grand Piazza, 1431 W. Taylor; $25. Vendors include Black Dog Gelato and Nice Cream; pastry chefs include Malika Ameen, moto's Ben Roche and Timothy and Elizabeth Dahl (formerly of Blackbird and Boka, respectively). Details:
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On a roll

Street food gets its own festival - Street Food Artistry, 1 to 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at Galleria Marchetti, 825 W. Erie; $40. (847) 609-4660; streetfoodartistrychicago.com.

City chef

City Provisions chef Cleetus Friedman leads a free cooking demonstration and tasting from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Chicago French Market, 131 N. Clinton. (312) 575-0306.

Slagel farm dinner

Chefs Paul Kahan, Brian Huston and Erling Wu-Bower of the Publican, 837 W. Fulton, head to Slagel Family Farm in Downstate Fairbury on Aug. 20 for a farm tour, meat cutting demonstration and four-course dinner; $95. Bus leaves from the Publican at noon. (815) 848-9385; brownpapertickets.com/event/184810.

Artisan flair

Dose Market, the monthly event showcasing artisanal foods and other products, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 at the River East Art Center, 435 E. Illinois; $10. Vendors include Hot Chocolate chef Mindy Segal and Pleasant House Bakery, 964 W. 31st. Details: dosemarket.com.