And we would’ve gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for that meddling weekend.
Meet the Volta Sound Block—a wooden speaker/iPhone dock with a buffalo horn (pretty amazing). It’s 20% off. Your other Perks: futuristically good-looking NOVO watches and beautiful art prints made from sound waves. Voicemail art: now possible.
Vernissage is a word from the French. Loosely translated, it means: an art show preview where people with money, influence and good taste drink cocktails and say things like “This piece really speaks to me.” Also, contemporary art shindig Expo Chicago is having one.
Category: Bratwurst. Matchup: Germany vs. Mexico. Advantage: Germany. Category: Tacos. Matchup: Germany vs. Mexico. Advantage: Mexico. Category: Bratwurst Tacos. Matchup: You vs. Taco Joint’s $3 tequila-spiked brat, with arbol-chili mustard and “serrano-kraut.” Advantage: you.
A little Cap’n Crunch–coated french toast. Some egg-topped Belgian frite poutine. Hoosier Mama pecan pie. Yes, that sounds like a fine brunch to us. But it’s missing one thing. Oh, yeah. The beer. DryHop’s new brunch fixes that.
There are food trucks all over this city. Donut trucks. Empanada trucks. Slider trucks. Except when you really need one. This festival corrals them into one place for easy pickings. Plus, Big Star and Longman & Eagle will be on hand. Yes, with food.
You’re at the Ritz-Carlton. You expect the usual niceties. Gurgling fountains. Italian marble. A fierce sausage competition. Yup, on Sunday, six chefs from places like Deca and Frontier will ask you to judge who makes the best encased-meats-and-beer pairings. Black robe and gavel: totally optional.
