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, and private events.
Looking to learn more about cheese? Check out our current class offerings in the event section of this page.
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Indoor Dining Reservation
Dine in the middle of the action, in our main dining room. Watch our cheesemongers in action, as they prepare your own cheese and charcuterie board. We also offer a variety of snacks, sandwiches...
- Reservation for parties of 1 to 8
Parties of 5+ require a $10 deposit per person
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Patio Reservation
Dine on our open-air patio along Milwaukee Avenue. In addition to our delicious cheese and charcuterie boards, we offer a variety of snacks, sandwiches, salads, desserts, wine, beer, and a variety...
- Reservation for parties of 1 to 9
Parties of 5+ require a $10 deposit per person
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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 theme. The mongers will guide you through each course, tell stories about the cheese, and...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 9
- $60 per person
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Event
Our Dairiest Friends: Sheep 2022 Edition
Sheep milk produces some of the best cheeses in the world. Roquefort and Manchego are two popular ones, but there is so much more to discover. We will dig in and taste a wide variety of cheese...
- Thursday, Aug 18, 2022
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Midwest Coast Brewery Beer and Cheese Pairing Class with Beautiful Rind
Beautiful Rind is hitting the road! This year we are headed out of the cheese shop and on the road to visit some of our friends and talk cheese. We are delighted to be kicking off our very first...
- Wednesday, Aug 24, 2022
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Our Dairiest Friends: Buffalo & Mixed Milk 2022 Edition
This week we celebrate some of the more unique cheeses around: buffalo and mixed milk cheeses. The class will start with a tasting and talk about a couple of water buffalo cheeses. We'll learn what...
- Thursday, Aug 25, 2022
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Producer Pairings Session: Lagniappe Beverage
Come by the shop to meet Rebecca of Lagniappe Beverage, distributor of some of our most popular wines. If you've been to our shop, you've probably had one of their wines since they are some of the...
- Thursday, Sep 1, 2022
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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White After Labor Day: White Wines for the Fall & Winter
Feel like you can't drink white wine after Labor Day? We are here to show you why you should enjoy white wines year-round. This session will be a guided tasting of 5 of our favorite white wines for...
- Sunday, Sep 11, 2022
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- $40 per ticket
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Intro to Cheese
Want to learn more about cheese but not sure where to start? This is the class for you.
In this class, we taste five different styles of cheese and learn how they are made, what to pair with them,...- Thursday, Sep 15, 2022
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Perfect Cheese Pairings: A Benefit for Junior League of Chicago
Join us as we host our annual cheese pairing class to benefit the charitable efforts of the Junior League of Chicago.
This will be a guided tasting all about pairing cheese with food and drinks....- Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Producer Pairings Session: Aquitaine Wine Company
Come by the shop to meet Jules from Aquitaine Wine Company, one of our favorite French wine importers. Aquitaine specializes in importing some of Frances's most well-known appellations from some of...
- Saturday, Oct 1, 2022
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Oktoberfest Beer and Cheese Class
Join us for our annual pairing of Oktoberfest beers and cheese. We will be sampling four of our favorite fall beers with four great cheeses. Along the way, we'll give you tips for pairing beer with...
- Thursday, Oct 6, 2022
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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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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