You know the old saying: good things come in small pocketknives. Or something like that. Well, good things will definitely come of having the B-2 Nano Blade handy—it's the world's smallest tactical pocketknife—and we shrunk the price down by 29%, too.
Since 1995, Nick's has been cranking out crispy crusts topped with anything from taco fixings to three different types of meat. And as fate would have it, the Crystal Lake pizzeria has just brought those well-honed skills to Lincoln Square. Welcome to the big city, Nick.
It's out with the old and in with the new at Fulton Market. The old: cocktail haunt the Betty. The new: the forthcoming third Chicago location of Emporium arcade bar that comes with all the indoor street art and canned beer you've come to expect from those guys. Which hopefully is a lot.
Sabah, purveyors of fine Turkish slippers, is taking over the lobby of the Robey all weekend with a pop-up. It kicks off Friday with a cocktail party, where you can drink gratis beer and be fitted for the new fall line. You know your closet has been missing autumnal loafers.
BeerHoptacular returns for its seventh year to satisfy all your suds-related needs. It has everything you expect, like a couple dozen local breweries and a handful of food trucks. Plus some new things, like the Infusion Lounge featuring four beers infused with fresh ingredients right before your eyes. So that's different.
Dinner of tuna poke and shrimp bruschetta at GT Fish & Oyster is nice. Dinner of steak tarter and Bigoli pasta Bolognese at GT Prime is nice, too. Both dinners back-to-back is... better. A new, progressive, 11-course menu lets you eat at both sister restaurants in one night. Glad we could work this problem out together.
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