Santa saw Mommy kissing the weekend.
Our gifts to you: $100 off at Cole Haan to ensure you look your best. Also: 30% off badass cards from Terrapin Stationers for your loved ones. And this portable charging folio—because not even the Mayan apocalypse can keep you from catching up on Homeland.
The who: you and your coworkers. The what: a last-minute beer before the holidays. The why: why not. The where: that’s the toughie. We suggest this new Chicago-themed sports tavern for a cold beer or a full steak dinner. Strategically situated near the Brown Line for quick exits.
Speaking of sports bars, this new one in Lakeview looks promising. First, there’s that really monster TV—a 92-inch video wall, to be exact. Second, there’s a big beer menu with hometown heroes like Green Line. But you’ll have to wait until January before the kitchen opens. Just hibernate until then.
If Friday is going to be your last night on earth, you might as well be as sweaty and grind-y as possible. So this licentious dance party comes to Lincoln Park, complete with its usual porn, chicken... and a photo booth. You’re so photogenic after eating chicken.
Then again, you may just want to say goodbye while up to your eyeballs in oysters, Wagyu and hot buttered sake. Tomorrow, there’s a six-course kaiseki menu debuting at Roka Akor, with Wagyu short rib confit, oyster trios and sashimi. Just like Christmas in Tokyo.
Christmas Eve dinner at a restaurant can be tricky. By which we mean... boring. So quirky culinary hotbed Trenchermen throws open its arms with a three-course prix fixe that includes options like a white-pumpkin soup that’s served with whipped caramel and gravlax. Just like Grandma never made.
