Sampling Events

February 1st - Kickoff Party
Bronzeville 4-6pm

February 11th
Lombard 12-2pm

February 18th
Evergreen Park 12-2pm

February 25th
Oak Lawn 12-2pm

Soul & Smoke, Uncle Jerry's Mac & Cheese, Two Fish, FH Jerk, Moors Beer, Love Cork Screw, Old Arthur's, Danie's Natural Juice, Solomon's Sauces and Goode Foods

Live at Mariano's

Lee Farmer has curated a lineup each weekend celebrating Chicago house music, blues and soul. Visit www.marianos.com/liveatmarianos for each weekend's lineup.

Fat Tuesday with Two Fish

February 21st
Bronzeville 3-7pm

Enjoy free samples, live music, king cake and more!

AYO West African Entrees

Fred and Perteet Spencer invite you to share in their love for West African cuisine with delicious dishes that honor Perteet’s Liberian heritage. Explore the flavors and traditions of the region when you make some of their favorites like chicken yassa, jollof rice, waakye and more. Shop our Frozen Foods Department for a full selection of AYO West African entrees.

Black Bread Company

History was made when Mark Edmond, Jamel Lewis and Charles Alexander created the first black-owned sliced-bread company. Beyond making sensational loaves of honey wheat and white bread, their joint effort was carefully handcrafted to inspire other minorities, ensure generational success and provide positive black role models.

Cassava Kitchen

Valdiny Pabbruwe-Tolud invites you to rethink pasta with Cassava Kitchen. Sustainable, healthy and gluten-free are proud claims that set this Chicago-based business apart from other pasta makers. And once you taste products like dried fusilli pasta, pasta shells, mac and cheese, and cassava flour made from cassava root, you will have a few more words to add to that list, like delish and new favorite.

CharBoy's Sauces

Bring unique flavors to your entrees with CharBoy's gourmet sauces, including Bourbon Sauce, Hot & Sweet Asian, Southern BBQ Sauce and Hot & Spicy Ketchup. CharBoy's takes pride in making products that are lower in sodium and sugar. Use them for char grilling, marinating or cooking your favorite dish.

Danie's Natural Juices

This locally loved company believes in the power of daily juice to transform your health. Danie’s cold-pressed juices are 100% all natural. There are no additives or flavorings, but each blend offers an abondance of nutrients, minerals and vitamins. Ingredients are also known to aid in weight loss; help reduce risk of heart disease and stroke, inflammation and risk of cancer; lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels; stabilize blood sugar; and clean blood and liver. Sip on Danie’s for hydration, healthy skin, immune health, digestion, pre-workout and post-workout.

Doc's Gourmet

When Doc's Gourmet opened in 1998, the Illinois-based company’s first product was a traditional tomato salsa made with all-natural ingredients and no high fructose corn syrup. Today they also make specialty black bean salsas, peach salsa, relish, ketchup and barbecue products that are backed by the promise that in every bite you can actually enjoy all of the ingredients. Taste for yourself when you buy Doc’s Gourmet products at your local Mariano’s.

Essie Marie's Salad Dressings & Marinade

Growing up on the South Side, Itiona Scott remembers how her mother, Essie Marie, fed their family the best food in the neighborhood. After her mom passed away from heart disease, Itiona created Essie Marie’s Dressings & Marinades in her honor. Try each of the five heart‑healthy varieties available in our Mariano’s stores.

Every Body Eat

Chicago’s Every Body Eat thins are a great go-to for snack time. The company was started when Nichole Wilson, who lives with dietary restrictions, teamed up with her friend Trish Thomas to make clean, allergen friendly, gluten-free snacks for everybody! Mariano’s is proud to carry their delicous super-thin crackers and thins in flavors like Cheese-Less, Fiery Chili Lime, Chive & Garlic and Sea Salt Chia. Share in their love of delicious food when you try Every Body Eat!

FH Jerk Sauce

If you're craving a flavorful Caribbean cuisine experience but aren’t sure how or where to get started, look to local legends Whitney DuBois Gardner and Clifton Gardner of FH Jerk. Their line of Caribbean-inspired sauces, marinades and seasonings are all natural and made with no preservatives. Fill your cart with Original Jerk Sauce, Signature Jerk Marinade and Jerk Seasoning.

Goode Foods

You can feel good when you stock your cabinets with canned items by Goode Foods. The Lincolnshire, Illinois, company is “Dedicated to Good Nutrition for Our Country™” by canning mixed veggies, assorted beans, sweet peas, whole kernel corn and more that is always low in sugar, sodium and fats.

Iya Foods

Iya Foods is a Chicagoland company inspired by it African roots and a mission to inspire delicious foods made from healthy ingredients. Iya Foods stays true to a culture of nourishment and exceptional flavor with its offerings of sauces, powders, flours, spices, herbs and seasonings.

Love Cork Screw Wine

In December 2013, Chrishon Lampley launched Love Cork Screw, which included six varieties of wine. Her hard work and entrepreneurial spirit has skyrocketed her success! We are proud to have Chrishon as a Mariano’s Tastemaker and stock her wines in our Adult Beverage Department.

Old Arthur's

Former slave Arthur Watts was one of America’s first pitmasters, and his great-great grandson Eudell Watts IV — a fifth-generation pitmaster — brings Arthur’s 160-year-old heirloom recipes to barbecue fans. Shop: Rich, tangy, high quality sauces with a historical recipe in mild barbecue and spicy barbecue flavors.

Pennie's Tea

More than a refreshing and comforting beverage, Pennie’s Tea is a part of a bold movement! As a domestic violence survivor, founder Pennie is committed to donating part of the Chicago tea company’s proceeds to help others in need, including the domestic violence shelter where she currently volunteers. Show your support for this beloved hometown business with a purpose when you purchase loose-leaf teas in flavors like Black, Jasmine, Island Berry and Detox, as well as bottled flavors like Ginger Peach Blast and Tropical Bliss.

Reggio's Pizza

Reggio’s legendary "butter crust" pies have been a longtime Chicago favorite ever since the family-owned pizzeria opened in 1792. Today you can fill your freezer with everyone’s favorite Reggio’s varieties available at Mariano’s in our Frozen Foods Department.

Signature Sweets Factory by Marcus J

At the age of 19, self-taught pastry chef Marcus J. Freeman turned this love of baking into a budding Chicagoland-area business. As his baking skill expanded, so did Marcus’ popularity, earning him the honors of catering a wide variety of local events. Today you can find gourmet bakery from Signature Sweets Factory by Marcus J at your local Mariano’s.

Solomon's BBQ Products & Condiments

When it comes to BBQ sauces, Solomon’s had definitely earned their reputation as being the king. Since the 1970s, this Chicago‑area business has been mixing up their signature sauces using a family recipe that is all natural, low salt, and free from gluten, sugar and preservatives.

Soul & Smoke

Chicago-area Chef D’Andre Carter and his wife, Heather, know BBQ and have earned a devoted following with their Soul & Smoke food truck. Inspired by a mix of St. Louis flavors, the secret spice blend in their signature Soul & Smoke Original BBQ Sauce is off the charts! It’s a sensational combination of deeply savoy; lively, fruity acidity, and not overtly sweet. Don’t wait to try Soul & Smoke. Add it to your ribs, chicken, pork and more today!

Two Fish Crab Shack

We have partnered with the seafood masters at Two Fish Crab Shack so you can heat and eat some of their sensational restaurant offerings at home. Find select Two Fish To Go products at these Mariano’s stores: Bronzeville, South Loop, Bridgeport, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Crystal Lake and Vernon Hills.