<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: windowtext">The weekend chops down its own Christmas tree.</span>
It’s tuxedo season. So you’ve probably been wondering where to find some chocolates to match your formalwear. At long last, it’s here: the Black Tie Collection, an exclusive set of dark chocolate truffles infused with Guinness, Macallan scotch and other formal essentials, by Compartes Chocolatier. Includes black truffle truffles.
Say you own a local brewery. Things are good. But you start wondering if there’s life beyond brew. Then you remember your passion for sausage. So you team up with a chef to create a line of beer-infused bratwurst. Finally, you celebrate with a beer-and-brat party at SmallBar. The end.
You’re not really the holiday sweater type. You’re more the type who knows a thing or two about nice clothes, good cocktails and breakdancing to “Jingle Bells.” So you might feel at home during this holiday-style event featuring all of the above—though the breakdancing’s on you.
Sometimes you think this portion of your life should be extensively documented (tastefully edited, of course). To help you get a sense of how it’s done, the guys from Sound Opinions are screening D.A. Pennebaker’s masterpiece from Bob Dylan’s 1965 UK Tour. Afterward, you can scout for your own Marianne Faithfull.
You could go for some really good Haitian food right about now, but you need one thing—a Haitian restaurant. Prepare yourself: your craving for fried plantains, goat stew and the Haitian version of a Hot Pocket—pate—shall finally be satisfied at this new Rogers Park joint.
It’s about time someone took the guesswork out of pairing the right beer with matzo ball soup. For this special holiday menu, Jerry’s will set you up with just the right Hanukkah beer for your matzo and the appropriate Scottish ale for your kugel. Such a mensch.
