Beautiful Rind
Beautiful Rind is a cheese shop, restaurant, and classroom space showcasing cheese and all the wonderful things that pair with it. Join us for cheese, charcuterie, wine, and a fun selection of cheese-centric dishes.
We are open for dine-in, take-out, delivery, private events, and a full retail selection of cheese, charcuterie, wine, and more.
Looking to fo a fun way to learn more about cheese or wine? Check out our current class offerings.
If you're looking for something even more in-dept...
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Dining Reservation
Dine in the middle of our award-winning cheese shop and restaurant with our cheesemongers guiding you ...
- Reservation for parties of 1 to 10
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The Cheesemonger Guided Tasting Experience
A coursed tasting of 10 cheeses spread across five courses, each with its own unique and informative t...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 10
- $75 per person
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Gouda & Friends - Washed Curd Cheeses for National Curd Day
Gouda? What's good about gouda?
Learn what makes gouda unique with this class centered on Gouda and ...- Thursday, Oct 15, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Oktoberfest: Wine & Cheese
Want to celebrate Oktoberfest but like wine more than beer? We like any excuse to have German wine so ...
- Friday, Oct 16, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Midwest Wines & Rinds: Benefit For IL Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights
Midwest is about neighbors helping neighbors, and if we can eat and drink some good wine & cheese whil...
- Sunday, Oct 18, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Cheese & Chocolate: Halloween Edition
Love chocolate? Love cheese? Love Halloween?
We've got some of the most interesting flavor pairings ...- Sunday, Oct 18, 2026
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Cheese & Chocolate: Halloween Edition
Love chocolate? Love cheese? Love Halloween?
We've got some of the most interesting flavor pairings ...- Thursday, Oct 22, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Champagne & Cheese: BR Celebrates World Champagne Day
Champagne and Cheese! Not that you need an excuse to enjoy these two, but just in case... October 23 i...
- Friday, Oct 23 and Saturday, Oct 24, 2026
- Multiple times
- $85 per ticket
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Trick or Treat! Cheese & Candy: A Guided Tasting
Join us for this special Halloween all-ages class featuring our favorite candy & cheese pairings. This...
- Thursday, Oct 29, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Intro to Cheese - Spoooooky Edition
Find cheese terrifying? Don't be scared; or do..... we've got a spooooky version of our classic Intro ...
- Friday, Oct 30, 2026
- Multiple times, starting at1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $40 per ticket
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Trick or Treat! Cheese & Candy: A Guided Tasting for Kids & Kids-At-Heart!
Join us for this special Halloween all-ages class featuring our favorite candy & cheese pairings. This...
- Saturday, Oct 31, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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The Getaway Cocktails and Cheese Pairing with Beautiful Rind
Beautiful Rind is headed up North to visit our friends at The Getaway in Lincoln Square for a night of...
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Anna's Favorites: A Guided Tasting & Class
What's your favorite cheese? Join Beautiful Rind's Head of Education & Events and American Cheese Soci...
- Thursday, Nov 5, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Italian Wines & Italian Rinds
Wishing you were enjoying wine & cheese along the Italian coastline? We've got the next best thing in ...
- Friday, Nov 6 and Sunday, Nov 8, 2026
- Multiple times
- $70 per ticket
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Alpine Cheeses: A Mountainous Guided Tasting Celebrating Alpine Traditions
Fall and Winter is when cheesemongers look to the Alps for some of the best cheeses for holiday cheese...
- Thursday, Nov 12, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Cheese With Crystals: A Guided Tasting & Class
One of our most common requests at our cheese case is for "cheese with crunchy crystals!", so we've de...
- Friday, Nov 13, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Volition Tea & Cheese: A Collaborative Guided Tasting & Class
Have you ever paired cheese with an afternoon cup of tea? Tea is one of our monger's favorite best-kep...
- Saturday, Nov 14, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $65 per ticket
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Essentials of Wine & Cheese: Pairing & Entertaining Tips for the Holidays
The holidays are quickly approaching, so for this edition of our Essentials of Wine & Cheese Pairing c...
- Sunday, Nov 15, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Intro to Cheese - Beautiful Rind's Signature Class
Want to learn more about cheese but not sure where to start? This is the class for you.
In this clas...- Tuesday, Nov 17, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $40 per ticket
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Battle of the Ages: Young vs. Aged Cheese - A Vertical Tasting
Have you ever wanted to try the aged version of one of your favorite cheeses right next to the young c...
- Thursday, Nov 19, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Isles & Ales: How to Pair English & Irish Cheeses with Beer
For the first time in BR history, we're going across the pond to Isles of Ireland and Britain. While t...
- Friday, Nov 20, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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BUTTER: A Guided Tasting & Class
It's finally here - a class completely dedicated to BUTTER! If you've ever wanted to try butters side ...
- Sunday, Nov 22, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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French Rinds & French Wines
For this class we are hosting the most delicious French lesson..... cheese & wine, with no flashcards ...
- Sunday, Nov 29, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Cheese & Cookies: A Guided Pairing Class
Want to know the best ways to pair your holiday cookies with cheese? In this guided pairing class, we ...
- Thursday, Dec 3, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Holiday Wines & Holiday Rinds
Get ready for the holidays with a pairing session dedicated to wines that are great for this festive t...
- Saturday, Dec 5, 2026
- Multiple times, starting at3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Christmas Spirit(s) & Cheese: A Holiday Pairing Class
We are kicking off the holiday season with a festive tasting of our favorite Christmas Spirits! Think ...
- Sunday, Dec 6, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Chocolate & Cheese Pairing: Holiday Favorites!
Do you love chocolate? Also love cheese? Want to try some of the most interesting flavor pairings arou...
- Wednesday, Dec 9, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Winter Walk in the Woods: Our Annual Spruce-Wrapped Cheese Tasting
Each year a few select cheeses are released for a limited time: Rush Creek Reserve, Winnimere, and Ebe...
- Thursday, Dec 10, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Intro to Cheese: Beautiful Rind's Signature Class
Want to learn more about cheese but not sure where to start? This is the class for you.
In this clas...- Friday, Dec 11, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $40 per ticket
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Natural Wines & Natural Rinds: A Fundraising Class for Chicago Abortion Fund
One of our favorite classes is back: Natural Rinds and Natural Wines! In this pairing class, our chees...
- Saturday, Dec 12, 2026
- 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Party Wines & Party Rinds
Party season is here & if you are wondering the best cheeses and wines to impress your guests, this is...
- Sunday, Dec 13, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Beer & Cheese with Midwest Coast and Beautiful Rind December 2026
Beer, cheese, rooftop, and a good time.... join Beautiful Rind at Midwest Coast Brewery as we collabor...
- Tuesday, Dec 15, 2026
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Our Favorite Things: A Guided Tasting of Every Cheesemonger's Favorite Cheese!
This annual guided tasting & class is a celebration of each of our cheesemonger's favorite cheeses! Ea...
- Wednesday, Dec 16 and Thursday, Dec 17, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $55 per ticket
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Essentials of Wine & Cheese Pairing: Winter Solstice
Join Beautiful Rind's team as we guide you through the basics of pairing wine and cheese with a fun in...
- Friday, Dec 18 and Saturday, Dec 19, 2026
- Multiple times
- $70 per ticket
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European Classics: Six Perfect Cheeses for the Holiday Season
While we love our American producers, it's no secret that Europe is where most of our classic cheeses ...
- Sunday, Dec 20, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $50 per ticket
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A Blue Christmas: A Guided Tasting of Blue Cheese
The holiday stress getting you down? Don't worry, we'll treat your blues with blues (cheese that is). ...
- Monday, Dec 21, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Wine Down 2026 with Beautiful Rind: Our Top 10 Wines of the Year
Join Beautiful Rind as we taste our 10 favorite wines of the year! This is the perfect guided tasting ...
- Sunday, Dec 27 and Monday, Dec 28, 2026
- Multiple times
- $75 per ticket
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Champagne & Cheese: A Guided Tasting & Class
Join us for this very special class where we will be tasting 5 Champagnes (AOC) alongside the perfect ...
- Tuesday, Dec 29 and Wednesday, Dec 30, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $85 per ticket
Private Events
If you are interested in learning more about our offerings, please fill out the request form and we will contact you to discuss details.
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