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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the flavor series: "FUNKY" Cheeses
Say Cheese! Every Thursday night for the month of August we will feature cheeses that are often descri...
- Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Essentials of Pairing Red Wine & Cheese
Join Beautiful Rind's team as we guide you through the basics of pairing wine and cheese with a fun in...
- Sunday, Aug 30, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Perfect Pairings: Cheese & Chocolate
Every Thursday for the month of September, we will be sharing our favorite things to pair with cheese ...
- Thursday, Sep 3, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $55 per ticket
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ONLY IN CHICAGO Cheese Pairings
For this guided pairing class, we will be pairing 5 cheeses with ingredients, snacks & food items that...
- Friday, Sep 4, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $55 per ticket
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Perfect Pairings: Cheese & Jam
Every Thursday for the month of September, we will be sharing our favorite things to pair with cheese ...
- Thursday, Sep 10, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $55 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, Sep 11, 2026
- Multiple times
- $40 per ticket
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Catalonia & Friends Wines & Rinds
Join us as we explore the flavors of cheese & wine coming from Iberia outside of the Spanish identity....
- Sunday, Sep 13, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Beer & Cheese Pairing: Kinslahger Brewing x Beautiful Rind
Beautiful Rind is back at Kinslahger Brewing! We are partnering up with one of our favorite places to ...
- Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Perfect Pairings: Cheese & Crackers
Every Thursday for the month of September, we will be sharing our favorite things to pair with cheese ...
- Thursday, Sep 17, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $55 per ticket
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Margaritas & Cheese Pairing
You read that right! Margaritas are back!! Your Beautiful Rind staff are pairing 4 cheeses with 4 diff...
- Saturday, Sep 19, 2026
- Multiple times, starting at1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Cheese & Coffee: A Collaboration with METRIC
Have you ever paired cheese with your morning coffee? Coffee is one of our monger's favorite best-kept...
- Sunday, Sep 20, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Beautiful Rind on the Road: Beer & Cheese with Midwest Coast Brewing Sept 2026
Beer, cheese, rooftop, and a good time.... join Beautiful Rind at Midwest Coast Brewery as we collabor...
- Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Perfect Pairings: Cheese & Junk Food
Every Thursday for the month of September, we will be sharing our favorite things to pair with cheese ...
- Thursday, Sep 24, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $55 per ticket
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Essentials of Wine & Cheese Pairing: Fall Equinox
Join Beautiful Rind's team as we guide you through the basics of pairing wine and cheese with a fun in...
- Friday, Sep 25 and Sunday, Sep 27, 2026
- Multiple times
- $70 per ticket
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Pumpkin & Cheese - A Tasty Celebration of Fall
Fall is in the air; that means pumpkin is everywhere. Whether you love or hate a certain heavily trade...
- Thursday, Oct 1, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $55 per ticket
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Intro to Cheese - World Farm Animal Day Edition
World Farm Animal Day only comes around once a year, so why not celebrate with cheese!
If you've eve...- Friday, Oct 2, 2026
- Multiple times, starting at1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Orange Wines & Orange Rinds
Join us for one of our best-selling wine pairing classes - Orange Wines & Rinds!
Orange wines are so...- Sunday, Oct 4, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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The Tell Tale Rind - A Poe Inspired Evening of Cheese
The days are getting shorter and the nights darker. We are kicking off spooky season with cheese and ...
- Thursday, Oct 8, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $45 per ticket
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Moldy Wines & Moldy Rinds
Our wines & rinds series is getting funky! For October (and National Moldy Cheese Day), we are diving ...
- Friday, Oct 9, 2026
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Oktoberfest: Beer & Cheese
Join us for our annual pairing of Oktoberfest & fall seasonal beers with cheesemonger paired cheeses. ...
- Sunday, Oct 11, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- $70 per ticket
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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 ...- 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!
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
Private Events
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