The weekend has full diplomatic immunity.
We’re outfitting you for your summer in a pair of deck-friendly, limited-edition boat shoes designed by our friends at Rancourt & Co. Also, high-quality swimsuits, designed in Italy. And for your iPhone: a sturdy case that doubles as a beer bottle opener. Summer starts here...
A new restaurant running on all cylinders is a fine thing. But until those first mezcal-and-chili-liqueur cocktails start flowing, it’s just a work in progress. So good news: the bar at Top Chef finalist Dale Levitski’s new bistro is now open. The cycle of birth is complete.
You like a girl who knows what she wants. So if she wants to bring you to CheekyChicago’s Sadie Hawkins dance to indulge in complimentary beer shandies, spiked punch, vodka popsicles, appetizers and prizes for the best-dressed couple—you won’t object. But let her take the credit when you win.
After a few drinks, you can see the future. Specifically, what you’ll be wearing this summer. That’s the beauty of starting with an hour of free cocktailing before watching a Sebastien Grey fashion show of summer-appropriate fabrics and seasonal formal wear. You’ll be black-tie-cookout-ready in no time.
To celebrate a solid year of serving hot meat, cold beer and strong whiskey, Porkchop is sticking with what it knows: gratis fried pickles and sausage lollipops in the afternoon, $1 whiskeys and beer the rest of the day—helping you stick with what you know.
You’ve long suspected that chicken-fried frog legs are really best suited to brunch. This new Bucktown gastropub with a massive patio now lets you test that theory—not to mention your game-changing hypothesis about pairing a duck confit omelet with a carafe of rhubarb mimosas.
