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.
Reservation
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 10
- Parties of 5+ require a $10 deposit per person
Reservation
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 10
- Counter, Dining Room
- $70 per person
Event
Hopewell Beer and Cheese Pairing with Beautiful Rind
Beautiful Rind's 2023 Pairings tour is heading just up the road to Logan Square's very own Hopewell Brewing! Hopewell is a pillar of the Logan Square food and drink scene and we are beyond excited...
- Tuesday, Dec 5, 2023
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Winter Walk in the Woods - Bark Wrapped Cheeses 2023
Each year a few select cheeses are released for a limited time: Rush Creek Reserve, Winnimere, and Ebeenzer. These cheeses are highly allocated and hard to get, but cheesemongers always find a way...
- Thursday, Dec 7, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Event
Giving the Gift of Wine - A tasting of the best wines to give & receive
Join Beautiful Rind's team as we host a tasting and class featuring some of our favorite wines to get & give this holiday season. In addition to tasting six delicious wines, we will be sharing info...
- Sunday, Dec 10, 2023
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Giving the Gift of Cheese - A tasting of the best cheeses to give give & receive
Join Beautiful Rind's team as we host a tasting and class featuring some of our favorite cheeses to get & give this holiday season. In addition to tasting five delicious cheeses, we will be sharing...
- Thursday, Dec 14, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Event
Orange Rinds & Orange Wines Krampus Picks 2PM Session
It is the time of year when Krampus visits Beautiful Rind to pick the wines he'll drink after another long year of dispensing justice to evil, selfish children. Krampus will be dumping the children...
- Sunday, Dec 17, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Orange Rinds & Orange Wines Krampus Picks 5PM Session
It is the time of year when Krampus visits Beautiful Rind to pick the wines he'll drink after another long year of dispensing justice to evil, selfish children. Krampus will be dumping the children...
- Sunday, Dec 17, 2023
- 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Orange Rinds & Orange Wines Krampus Picks 7PM Session
It is the time of year when Krampus visits Beautiful Rind to pick the wines he'll drink after another long year of dispensing justice to evil, selfish children. Krampus will be dumping the children...
- Sunday, Dec 17, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Our Favorite Things 2023 - Tuesday Session
For our fourth holiday season, we wrap up our year with our annual celebration of our favorite (cheese) things with our biggest and best tasting of the year.
This is a celebration and tasting of...- Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Our Favorite Things 2023 - Wednesday Session
For our fourth holiday season, we wrap up our year with our annual celebration of our favorite (cheese) things with our biggest and best tasting of the year.
This is a celebration and tasting of...- Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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2023 Wine Down, our top ten wines of the year; Wednesday 12/27 Session
Join Beautiful Rind as we taste our 10 favorite wines of the year!
In this guided tasting, we will talk about the wines, why we liked them, and of course, have a little cheese along the way....- Wednesday, Dec 27, 2023
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $60 per ticket
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2023 Wine Down, our top ten wines of the year; Thursday 12/28 Session
Join Beautiful Rind as we taste our 10 favorite wines of the year!
In this guided tasting, we will talk about the wines, why we liked them, and of course, have a little cheese along the way....- Thursday, Dec 28, 2023
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Delicious & Stinky: A guided tasting of washed rind cheeses
Wake up your palate in the New Year with delicious & stinky cheeses. We are tasting and talking about the wonderful world of washed rind cheeses which hit their peak in the dark days of winter....
- Thursday, Jan 4, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $40 per ticket
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Dry & Delicious January: NA Beverage & Cheese Tasting
Cutting out alcohol does not mean you have to cut out pairing beverages with cheese. There are lots of delicious NA options for those looking to have a great cheese-pairing experience and we are...
- Sunday, Jan 7, 2024
- 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Rich & Fluffy: A guided tasting of brie & soft ripened cheeses
If you can never get enough brie, this is the tasting for you. We will be tasting a range of soft-ripened cheeses and learning about what makes them so delicious, why we decided to eat moldy cheese...
- Thursday, Jan 11, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 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,...- Saturday, Jan 13, 2024
- 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Essentials of Wine & Cheese Pairing
Join Beautiful Rind's team as we guide you through the basics of pairing wine and cheese with a fun interactive tasting. We will be tasting 5 cheeses with 5 wine styles to help you learn what works...
- Sunday, Jan 14, 2024
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Kinslahger Brewing Beer and Cheese Pairing with Beautiful Rind Tuesday Session
Beautiful Rind is back at Kinslagher Brewing! We are partnering up with one of our favorite places to grab a beer in Oak Park with a lineup of great cheese and beer pairings. Keith, owner/brewer of...
- Tuesday, Jan 16, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Kinslahger Brewing Beer and Cheese Pairing with Beautiful Rind Wednesday Session
Beautiful Rind is back at Kinslagher Brewing! We are partnering up with one of our favorite places to grab a beer in Oak Park with a lineup of great cheese and beer pairings. Keith, owner/brewer of...
- Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Gorgeous Goats: A guided tasting of goat milk cheese
Goats are one of our favorite animals. They are cute, funny, and make really really good milk for cheese. We will be tasting a wide variety of goat milk cheese, from the classic chevre to some hard...
- Thursday, Jan 18, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $40 per ticket
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Tyromancy: Predicting your future with cheese with Jennifer Billock 12pm Session
Find out what your cheese is telling you about your future! In this unique event, we are hosting Jennifer Billock, The Kitchen Witch, as she hosts her Tyromancy workshop here at Beautiful...
- Sunday, Jan 21, 2024
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Tyromancy: Predicting your future with cheese with Jennifer Billock 3 pm Session
Find out what your cheese is telling you about your future! In this unique event, we are hosting Jennifer Billock, The Kitchen Witch, as she hosts her Tyromancy workshop here at Beautiful...
- Sunday, Jan 21, 2024
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Tyromancy: Predicting your future with cheese with Jennifer Billock 6pm Session
Find out what your cheese is telling you about your future! In this unique event, we are hosting Jennifer Billock, The Kitchen Witch, as she hosts her Tyromancy workshop here at Beautiful...
- Sunday, Jan 21, 2024
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Event
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,...- Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Winter Time Blues: A guided tasting of blue cheese
The middle of the winter got you down? Don't worry we'll treat your blues with blues (cheese that is). Sign up for this guided tasting and class if you are looking for a delicious way to spend a...
- Thursday, Jan 25, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $40 per ticket
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French Rinds & French Wines: The most delicious French lesson!
For this class we are hosting the most delicious French lessons..... cheese & wine, with no flashcards or verb conjugations to be had. We will be exploring all types of French cheese and learning...
- Tuesday, Jan 30, 2024
- 6:30 PM
- $55 per ticket
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The Classics: Cheddar, a class and tasting off the classic cheese style
Cheddar, you've probably had this cheese your whole life, but do you really know what a cheddar is? We will let you taste and try a variety of cheddars while letting you know the fascinating...
- Thursday, Feb 1, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $40 per ticket
Event
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,...- Tuesday, Feb 6, 2024
- 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Aphro-cheeseiacs: Our Valentine's Day Themed Tasting
We love cheese and we love how cheese makes us feel. Taste some of our most seductive cheeses and learn why cheese is the perfect food to pair with your Valentine. We will taste and talk about some...
- Thursday, Feb 8, 2024
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Bubbles & Bries: Guided Wine & Cheese Tasting
We really love wine and cheese and if you ask our cheesemongers who we think the cutest couple is.... we will all let you know it's sparkling wine and soft-ripened cheeses, aka bubbles & bries. In...
- Saturday, Feb 10, 2024
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Tyromancy: Predicting your future with cheese with Jennifer Billock 12pm Session
Find out what your cheese is telling you about your future! In this unique event, we are hosting Jennifer Billock, The Kitchen Witch, as she hosts her Tyromancy workshop here at Beautiful...
- Sunday, Feb 25, 2024
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Tyromancy: Predicting your future with cheese with Jennifer Billock 3 pm Session
Find out what your cheese is telling you about your future! In this unique event, we are hosting Jennifer Billock, The Kitchen Witch, as she hosts her Tyromancy workshop here at Beautiful...
- Sunday, Feb 25, 2024
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Tyromancy: Predicting your future with cheese with Jennifer Billock 6pm Session
Find out what your cheese is telling you about your future! In this unique event, we are hosting Jennifer Billock, The Kitchen Witch, as she hosts her Tyromancy workshop here at Beautiful...
- Sunday, Feb 25, 2024
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Pickup
Holiday Cheese and Charcuterie Boards
Impress your guests or treat yourself with a beautiful selection of cheese, charcuterie, and conservas from our cheesemongers. Additional cheese, bread, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks are...
- Prepaid pickup
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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