You can’t stay mad at the weekend.
Your Perks: 1) Autographed guitars. Think of a rock star and they probably signed one. 2) Socks in all kinds of colors. Just maybe not burnt sienna. 3) Boxes filled with all the ingredients you need to cook a homemade meal. Impressing dates doesn’t have to be hard.
The top three things you have because of Chess Records: 1) The music of Etta James. 2) The music of Chuck Berry. 3) Tonight’s shindig at the Dawson, featuring gratis tastings of their new, gin-heavy Chess Cocktail and a DJ spinning rare blues records. Muddy Waters just missed the cut.
When Half Acre’s new kitchen opens tomorrow, you’ll have access to a chicken noodle burrito, oxtail French onion soup and spicy pork spare ribs that you can pair with butter bok choy. To be clear, this is the same Half Acre that brews all that beer you like.
Hello, and welcome to What Doesn’t the Virgin Hotel Do? Today, we discover that the Virgin Hotel will host one of Chicago’s premier burlesque and vaudeville revues in their intimate, 25th-floor speakeasy space on Friday night. Tune in next week, when the Virgin Hotel nonchalantly does your taxes underwater.
Looks like winter has finally decided to be all freezing and blustery and stuff. Good thing you’ve
got...
1) Apartment Number 9’s herringbone flannel shirts, A.P.C. overshirts and wool jacquard jackets at a
significantly lower price than usual.
2) Sizable discounts on Stone Island parkas and knit hats from Nøtre.
3) Scotch.
“I’m really looking forward to Monday.” That was you, upon learning that Hot Doug himself is taking over Publican Quality Meats for one afternoon only, with his classic duck-fat fries and six to eight of the glorious sausages that made him famous. The afternoon is Monday, if that wasn’t clear.
